Cambodia — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Cambodia, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Cambodia was 4.62% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 6.92% in 2002. The lowest was 4.27% in 2017 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.46% per year.
Cambodia ranks 131 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 69%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 5.94%, so Cambodia sits below it. It peaked in 2002 and has fallen 33% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 8%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 18 of 29 economies; Viet Nam (4.56%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 30% in 2022. That is 4% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 53rd of 184 in 2000 → 92nd of 188 in 2010 → 137th of 189 in 2020 → 130th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.62% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 4.47% | -1.9 pp |
| 2021 | 6.34% | +1.2 pp |
| 2020 | 5.13% | +0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 5.06% | +0.6 pp |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 4.27% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 4.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 4.54% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 4.41% | -0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 5.01% | -0.8 pp |
| 2012 | 5.78% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 6% | +0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 5.63% | -0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 6.31% | +0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 5.61% | +1.2 pp |
| 2007 | 4.43% | -0.9 pp |
| 2006 | 5.36% | -0.8 pp |
| 2005 | 6.15% | -0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 6.49% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 6.46% | -0.5 pp |
| 2002 | 6.92% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 6.76% | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 6.48% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Cambodia’s Health spending in 2001?
6.76% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Cambodia’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -28.8% in total — about 1.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 4.62%; 2022: 4.47%; 2021: 6.34%; 2020: 5.13%; 2019: 5.06%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.