Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Ecuador in 2023 — 30.89%. Ranked 110 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 31.04 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ecuador
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 30.89 | +0.22 pp |
| 2022 | 30.66 | +1.24 pp |
| 2021 | 29.43 | −0.73 pp |
| 2020 | 30.15 | +1.08 pp |
| 2019 | 29.07 | +0.29 pp |
| 2018 | 28.79 | −1.18 pp |
| 2017 | 29.96 | −0.05 pp |
| 2016 | 30.01 | −3.77 pp |
| 2015 | 33.78 | +2.82 pp |
| 2014 | 30.96 | −5.02 pp |
| 2013 | 35.98 | −4.98 pp |
| 2012 | 40.96 | −3.48 pp |
| 2011 | 44.44 | −0.82 pp |
| 2010 | 45.26 | −4.45 pp |
| 2009 | 49.71 | −2.74 pp |
| 2008 | 52.45 | −0.66 pp |
| 2007 | 53.11 | −6.88 pp |
| 2006 | 59.99 | −1.84 pp |
| 2005 | 61.82 | +1.92 pp |
| 2004 | 59.9 | −1.15 pp |
| 2003 | 61.05 | −0.37 pp |
| 2002 | 61.43 | +1.84 pp |
| 2001 | 59.59 | −2.34 pp |
| 2000 | 61.93 | — |
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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