Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Gabon in 2023 — 17.27%. Ranked 59 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 35.89 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gabon
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17.27 | −0.64 pp |
| 2022 | 17.92 | −3.65 pp |
| 2021 | 21.57 | +1.19 pp |
| 2020 | 20.37 | −2.72 pp |
| 2019 | 23.09 | −0.03 pp |
| 2018 | 23.11 | −2.04 pp |
| 2017 | 25.16 | +2.61 pp |
| 2016 | 22.55 | −3.35 pp |
| 2015 | 25.9 | −2.23 pp |
| 2014 | 28.13 | −0.46 pp |
| 2013 | 28.59 | +0.59 pp |
| 2012 | 28 | +0.27 pp |
| 2011 | 27.73 | +2.23 pp |
| 2010 | 25.51 | −24.57 pp |
| 2009 | 50.08 | −2.63 pp |
| 2008 | 52.71 | +3.21 pp |
| 2007 | 49.5 | −1.64 pp |
| 2006 | 51.14 | −0.82 pp |
| 2005 | 51.97 | +1.68 pp |
| 2004 | 50.28 | +0.16 pp |
| 2003 | 50.13 | −4.01 pp |
| 2002 | 54.14 | +3.31 pp |
| 2001 | 50.82 | −2.34 pp |
| 2000 | 53.16 | — |
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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