Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Georgia

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Georgia in 2023 — 58.76%. Ranked 174 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 22.23 pp.

2023 58.76% +1.58 pp vs 2022
World rank 174of 192
Period maximum 80.98%2000
Period minimum 51.9%2021

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Georgia, 2000–202350607080902000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 80.98%2001: 76.44%2002: 77.13%2003: 79.21%2004: 79.44%2005: 79.59%2006: 77.26%2007: 75.67%2008: 66.55%2009: 68.91%2010: 72.07%2011: 75.05%2012: 72.53%2013: 69.31%2014: 67.04%2015: 62.32%2016: 60.7%2017: 62.44%2018: 58.1%2019: 57%2020: 54.58%2021: 51.9%2022: 57.18%2023: 58.76%
Change over the period: −22.23 pp Annual average: -0.97 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Georgia 58.76%
World 17.33%
Western Asia computed 35.52%
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Georgia, by year Georgia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 58.76 +1.58 pp
2022 57.18 +5.28 pp
2021 51.9 −2.68 pp
2020 54.58 −2.42 pp
2019 57 −1.1 pp
2018 58.1 −4.34 pp
2017 62.44 +1.74 pp
2016 60.7 −1.62 pp
2015 62.32 −4.72 pp
2014 67.04 −2.27 pp
2013 69.31 −3.23 pp
2012 72.53 −2.52 pp
2011 75.05 +2.99 pp
2010 72.07 +3.16 pp
2009 68.91 +2.36 pp
2008 66.55 −9.13 pp
2007 75.67 −1.59 pp
2006 77.26 −2.32 pp
2005 79.59 +0.15 pp
2004 79.44 +0.23 pp
2003 79.21 +2.08 pp
2002 77.13 +0.69 pp
2001 76.44 −4.55 pp
2000 80.98

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.