Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Bulgaria in 2023 — 35.5%. Ranked 127 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 4.87 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 35.5 | +0.43 pp |
| 2022 | 35.08 | +1.35 pp |
| 2021 | 33.73 | −1.8 pp |
| 2020 | 35.53 | −2.27 pp |
| 2019 | 37.8 | −1.53 pp |
| 2018 | 39.33 | −2.87 pp |
| 2017 | 42.19 | −1.06 pp |
| 2016 | 43.25 | +0.74 pp |
| 2015 | 42.51 | +2.27 pp |
| 2014 | 40.24 | −1.62 pp |
| 2013 | 41.86 | −5.88 pp |
| 2012 | 47.75 | +3.28 pp |
| 2011 | 44.46 | +1.32 pp |
| 2010 | 43.14 | −1.23 pp |
| 2009 | 44.37 | +1.74 pp |
| 2008 | 42.63 | +0.04 pp |
| 2007 | 42.59 | −0.05 pp |
| 2006 | 42.65 | +3.78 pp |
| 2005 | 38.87 | −0.34 pp |
| 2004 | 39.2 | +1.14 pp |
| 2003 | 38.06 | −1.73 pp |
| 2002 | 39.79 | −3.91 pp |
| 2001 | 43.71 | +3.33 pp |
| 2000 | 40.38 | — |
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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