Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Thailand

Thailand: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 8.3 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
8.3
Change on year
down 10.8%
World rank
76th
of 134 countries
All-time high
29.6
in 2003
All-time low
8.3
in 2022
Years of data
20
2003–2022

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Thailand, 2003–2022

10152025302003201220222003: 29.62004: 28.62005: 26.72006: 24.32007: 21.22008: 20.92009: 20.82010: 19.42011: 16.82012: 17.22013: 15.32014: 14.62015: 13.12016: 13.22017: 12.22018: 11.32019: 9.22020: 9.42021: 9.32022: 8.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Thailand stood at 8.3. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Thailand peaked at 29.6 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.3, in 2022.

Thailand ranks 76th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Thailand, 2003 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2003 29.6
2004 28.6 -3.4%
2005 26.7 -6.6%
2006 24.3 -9.0%
2007 21.2 -12.8%
2008 20.9 -1.4%
2009 20.8 -0.5%
2010 19.4 -6.7%
2011 16.8 -13.4%
2012 17.2 +2.4%
2013 15.3 -11.0%
2014 14.6 -4.6%
2015 13.1 -10.3%
2016 13.2 +0.8%
2017 12.2 -7.6%
2018 11.3 -7.4%
2019 9.2 -18.6%
2020 9.4 +2.2%
2021 9.3 -1.1%
2022 8.3 -10.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.59 20.8 29.6 7
2010s 14.23 9.2 19.4 10
2020s 9 8.3 9.4 3

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 73 Bhutan 10.6 compare
  2. 74 Costa Rica 10.4 compare
  3. 75 Samoa 10 compare
  4. 76 Tunisia 8.3 compare
  5. 78 Seychelles 8.2 compare
  6. 79 Argentina 7.7 compare

See the full ranking of 134 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Thailand?
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Thailand was 8.3 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 29.6 in 2003.
What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 8.3 in 2022.
How does Thailand rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
Thailand ranks 76th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
134 places, 2,380 data points, 2003–2022
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