Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Botswana in 2023 — 4.26%. Ranked 8 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 6.41 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Botswana
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.26 | −0.13 pp |
| 2022 | 4.39 | +0.13 pp |
| 2021 | 4.27 | −0.69 pp |
| 2020 | 4.95 | +0.46 pp |
| 2019 | 4.5 | −0.61 pp |
| 2018 | 5.11 | +2.11 pp |
| 2017 | 2.99 | −0.31 pp |
| 2016 | 3.31 | −0.27 pp |
| 2015 | 3.58 | −0.14 pp |
| 2014 | 3.72 | −0.07 pp |
| 2013 | 3.78 | −0.46 pp |
| 2012 | 4.24 | −0.33 pp |
| 2011 | 4.57 | −0.42 pp |
| 2010 | 4.99 | −0.43 pp |
| 2009 | 5.42 | −0.39 pp |
| 2008 | 5.82 | −0.96 pp |
| 2007 | 6.77 | −1.52 pp |
| 2006 | 8.29 | −0.21 pp |
| 2005 | 8.5 | −0.08 pp |
| 2004 | 8.58 | −0.18 pp |
| 2003 | 8.77 | +0.02 pp |
| 2002 | 8.74 | −0.71 pp |
| 2001 | 9.46 | −1.22 pp |
| 2000 | 10.67 | — |
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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