Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Bhutan in 2023 — 25.46%. Ranked 83 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 13.92 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bhutan
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 25.46 | −2.55 pp |
| 2022 | 28.01 | −0.51 pp |
| 2021 | 28.52 | +13.1 pp |
| 2020 | 15.42 | −2.37 pp |
| 2019 | 17.79 | +4.63 pp |
| 2018 | 13.16 | −0.14 pp |
| 2017 | 13.31 | −6.82 pp |
| 2016 | 20.13 | +0.34 pp |
| 2015 | 19.79 | −1.38 pp |
| 2014 | 21.17 | +0.86 pp |
| 2013 | 20.31 | −0.19 pp |
| 2012 | 20.51 | +4.16 pp |
| 2011 | 16.34 | −0.14 pp |
| 2010 | 16.48 | −0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 16.58 | +1.11 pp |
| 2008 | 15.47 | +1.14 pp |
| 2007 | 14.34 | −0.45 pp |
| 2006 | 14.79 | −2 pp |
| 2005 | 16.79 | +0.54 pp |
| 2004 | 16.25 | −2.75 pp |
| 2003 | 19.01 | +7.86 pp |
| 2002 | 11.15 | +3.12 pp |
| 2001 | 8.03 | −3.51 pp |
| 2000 | 11.54 | — |
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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