Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Finland

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Finland in 2023 — 14.09%. Ranked 46 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 7.53 pp.

2023 14.09% −2 pp vs 2022
World rank 46of 192
Period maximum 21.63%2000
Period minimum 14.09%2023

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Finland, 2000–202314161820222000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 21.63%2001: 21.22%2002: 20.74%2003: 20.34%2004: 19.86%2005: 19.58%2006: 18.82%2007: 19%2008: 18.57%2009: 18.32%2010: 18.8%2011: 18.15%2012: 17.46%2013: 17.79%2014: 17.64%2015: 18.63%2016: 19.27%2017: 19.05%2018: 18.43%2019: 17.42%2020: 16.47%2021: 16.66%2022: 16.1%2023: 14.09%
Change over the period: −7.53 pp Annual average: -0.33 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Finland

Finland 14.09%
World 17.33%
Northern Europe computed 18.35%
High-income countries computed 19.69%
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Finland, by year Finland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 14.09 −2 pp
2022 16.1 −0.56 pp
2021 16.66 +0.2 pp
2020 16.47 −0.96 pp
2019 17.42 −1.01 pp
2018 18.43 −0.62 pp
2017 19.05 −0.23 pp
2016 19.27 +0.64 pp
2015 18.63 +0.99 pp
2014 17.64 −0.16 pp
2013 17.79 +0.33 pp
2012 17.46 −0.69 pp
2011 18.15 −0.65 pp
2010 18.8 +0.49 pp
2009 18.32 −0.26 pp
2008 18.57 −0.43 pp
2007 19 +0.18 pp
2006 18.82 −0.76 pp
2005 19.58 −0.28 pp
2004 19.86 −0.48 pp
2003 20.34 −0.41 pp
2002 20.74 −0.47 pp
2001 21.22 −0.41 pp
2000 21.63

About the indicator

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.