Out-of-pocket health expenditure in the European Union in 2024 — 13.04%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 2.57 pp.
2000–2024 · % of health expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.04 | −1.83 pp |
| 2023 | 14.88 | +0.23 pp |
| 2022 | 14.65 | −0.08 pp |
| 2021 | 14.73 | +0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 14.53 | −1.35 pp |
| 2019 | 15.88 | −0.07 pp |
| 2018 | 15.95 | −0.11 pp |
| 2017 | 16.05 | +0.15 pp |
| 2016 | 15.91 | −0.33 pp |
| 2015 | 16.24 | +0.02 pp |
| 2014 | 16.23 | +0.11 pp |
| 2013 | 16.12 | −0.32 pp |
| 2012 | 16.44 | +0.18 pp |
| 2011 | 16.26 | +0.19 pp |
| 2010 | 16.07 | +0.33 pp |
| 2009 | 15.74 | −0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 16.15 | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 16.05 | −0.03 pp |
| 2006 | 16.08 | +0.34 pp |
| 2005 | 15.73 | −0.13 pp |
| 2004 | 15.86 | +0.39 pp |
| 2003 | 15.47 | +0.08 pp |
| 2002 | 15.39 | −0.08 pp |
| 2001 | 15.47 | −0.14 pp |
| 2000 | 15.61 | — |
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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