Lao PDR's domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) was 44.84% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 6.47 percentage points from 51.31% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 44.84% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 48.85% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 51.31% | 2013 |
| Highest | 62.55% | 2010 |
| Lowest | 32.67% | 2022 |
| Average since 2014 | 44.68% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 61.33% | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Lao PDR's domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) rose 12.17 percentage points on 2022 (from 32.67% to 44.84%).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was −1.3 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 6.78 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 15.26 percentage points in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 12.84 percentage points in 2001. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1.65 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 60% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Lao PDR had the 69th highest value of the 183 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Lao PDR | 44.84% | 2023 |
| World | 38.81% | 2023 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 35.11% | 2023 |
| Lower middle income | 57.75% | 2023 |
Closest to Lao PDR in the 2023 ranking
- Indonesia — 65th of 183: 45.83%
- Central African Republic — 66th of 183: 45.76%
- St. Kitts and Nevis — 67th of 183: 45.75%
- St. Lucia — 69th of 183: 44.58%
- Paraguay — 70th of 183: 44.55%
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 71st of 183: 44.29%
What this measures
Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic private sources. Domestic private sources include funds from households, corporations and non-profit organizations. Such expenditures can be either prepaid to voluntary health insurance or paid directly to healthcare providers.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 24 values
| Year | Domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 44.84 |
| 2022 | 32.67 |
| 2021 | 35.77 |
| 2020 | 43.88 |
| 2019 | 41.86 |
| 2018 | 48.85 |
| 2017 | 48.14 |
| 2016 | 49.48 |
| 2015 | 47.83 |
| 2014 | 53.46 |
| 2013 |
Domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in nearby economies
- Australia — 26.34% (2023)
- Brunei Darussalam — 7.46% (2023)
- Cambodia — 61.85% (2023)
- China — 42.9% (2023)
- Fiji — 13.61% (2023)
- Indonesia — 45.83% (2023)
- Japan — 15.17% (2023)
- Kiribati — 12.29% (2023)
- Korea, Rep.
More health data for Lao PDR
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 9.83% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 10.18% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 1.15 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 29.38% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 1.2 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 30.29% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 2.35 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 29.84% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 9.97% (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Lao PDR's domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)?
- 44.84% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is down 16.49 percentage points from 61.33% in 2000. The highest value was 62.55% in 2010 and the lowest 32.67% in 2022.
- How does Lao PDR rank?
- 69th highest of 183 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) unusual for Lao PDR?
- In 2023, Lao PDR's domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) rose 12.17 percentage points on 2022 (from 32.67% to 44.84%). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was −1.3 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 6.78 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.PVTD.CH.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: http://apps.who.int/nha/database Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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