SEA Health Tech Investment Insights
The key challenges in SEA Healthcare are caused by
capacity shortages and fiscal constraints (2/2)
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Fiscal Constraints
Government Health Expenditure per Capita, US$ PPP
Government Health Expenditure as % of Total Health Expenditure
821.5
76.1%
510.7
178.0
182.7
118.6
Indonesia
Vietnam
Thailand
Philippines
World
48.4%
48.6%
Indonesia
Vietnam
59.5%
31.9%
Thailand
Philippines
World
Government health expenditure per capita, PPP is substantially below the world average
Government health expenditure as % of total health expenditure is more than 10% below the world average in each country, other than Thailand.
Government Health Expenditure as % of GDP
■2013
■ 2014
■2015
■ 2016
3.0%
2017
2.4% 2.4% 2.7% 2.7%
2.6% 2.8% 2.7% 2.9% 2.9%
0.9% 1.1% 1.2% 1.4% 1.4%
1.2% 1.1% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4%
Indonesia
Vietnam
Thailand
Philippines
5.7% 5.8% 5.9% 6.0% 5.9%
World
Government health expenditure as % of GDP has stagnated over the years, suggesting an inability to spend more.
Overall, governments are unlikely to have sufficient means to meet the increased demand for healthcare with equal increases of healthcare
spending.
Source: World Bank. Note: Unless otherwise stated, data pertains to the latest year available; in most cases this is 2017.
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