Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Costa Rica in 2023 — 24.13%. Ranked 77 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 7.45 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24.13 | +1.69 pp |
| 2022 | 22.44 | +1.92 pp |
| 2021 | 20.52 | +0.23 pp |
| 2020 | 20.29 | −2.04 pp |
| 2019 | 22.32 | −0.09 pp |
| 2018 | 22.42 | +1.16 pp |
| 2017 | 21.26 | −0.95 pp |
| 2016 | 22.2 | −0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 22.6 | −1.81 pp |
| 2014 | 24.41 | +1.19 pp |
| 2013 | 23.23 | −1.28 pp |
| 2012 | 24.5 | −1.28 pp |
| 2011 | 25.78 | +0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 25.38 | −1.02 pp |
| 2009 | 26.4 | −3.11 pp |
| 2008 | 29.51 | −1.4 pp |
| 2007 | 30.91 | −0.16 pp |
| 2006 | 31.08 | −1.7 pp |
| 2005 | 32.77 | +0.71 pp |
| 2004 | 32.06 | +1.29 pp |
| 2003 | 30.77 | +0.07 pp |
| 2002 | 30.69 | −0.94 pp |
| 2001 | 31.63 | +0.06 pp |
| 2000 | 31.57 | — |
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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