Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — G20

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in the G20 in 2023 — 21.68%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 7.92 pp.

2023 21.68% +0.3 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 29.6%2000
Period minimum 20.84%2020

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — G20, 2000–20232022.52527.5302000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 29.6%2001: 29.25%2002: 29.2%2003: 29.06%2004: 28.76%2005: 29.37%2006: 28.83%2007: 28.09%2008: 27.23%2009: 26.16%2010: 26.57%2011: 25.67%2012: 25.51%2013: 25.53%2014: 24.95%2015: 24.57%2016: 24.32%2017: 23.52%2018: 23.51%2019: 22.79%2020: 20.84%2021: 20.9%2022: 21.37%2023: 21.68%
Change over the period: −7.92 pp Annual average: -0.34 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 21.68%
World 17.33%
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 21.68 +0.3 pp
2022 21.37 +0.48 pp
2021 20.9 +0.05 pp
2020 20.84 −1.95 pp
2019 22.79 −0.72 pp
2018 23.51 −0.01 pp
2017 23.52 −0.8 pp
2016 24.32 −0.24 pp
2015 24.57 −0.38 pp
2014 24.95 −0.58 pp
2013 25.53 +0.02 pp
2012 25.51 −0.16 pp
2011 25.67 −0.9 pp
2010 26.57 +0.4 pp
2009 26.16 −1.07 pp
2008 27.23 −0.86 pp
2007 28.09 −0.74 pp
2006 28.83 −0.54 pp
2005 29.37 +0.61 pp
2004 28.76 −0.29 pp
2003 29.06 −0.14 pp
2002 29.2 −0.05 pp
2001 29.25 −0.35 pp
2000 29.6

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.