Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Belgium in 2023 — 21.51%. Ranked 71 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.31 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belgium
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21.51 | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 21.41 | +1.06 pp |
| 2021 | 20.34 | +1.04 pp |
| 2020 | 19.3 | −1.3 pp |
| 2019 | 20.6 | +1.23 pp |
| 2018 | 19.37 | +0.25 pp |
| 2017 | 19.13 | +0.18 pp |
| 2016 | 18.94 | −0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 19.44 | −0.57 pp |
| 2014 | 20.01 | −0.54 pp |
| 2013 | 20.55 | +0.12 pp |
| 2012 | 20.43 | −0.13 pp |
| 2011 | 20.56 | −0.81 pp |
| 2010 | 21.37 | −0.28 pp |
| 2009 | 21.65 | +1.71 pp |
| 2008 | 19.95 | −0.66 pp |
| 2007 | 20.61 | +0.36 pp |
| 2006 | 20.25 | −0 pp |
| 2005 | 20.25 | +0.08 pp |
| 2004 | 20.17 | −0.79 pp |
| 2003 | 20.96 | +0.11 pp |
| 2002 | 20.85 | +1.28 pp |
| 2001 | 19.57 | −0.64 pp |
| 2000 | 20.2 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Payments people make for medical care directly at the point of use — as a percent of all current health expenditure in the country. Insurance contributions and taxes are excluded: only what a person takes out of their pocket at the counter. The indicator is considered a key measure of financial protection: the higher it is, the more often illness means ruin, and WHO tracks it as an indicator of the risk of catastrophic household spending.
Important: A high value means weak protection, not an active private sector: voluntary insurance is not part of this indicator, so a country with developed private insurance can have a low share of out-of-pocket payments.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
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