Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Germany in 2024 — 10.71%. Ranked 4 in the world out of 22. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 1.1 pp.
2000–2024 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Germany
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.71 | −0.35 pp |
| 2023 | 11.05 | +0.62 pp |
| 2022 | 10.43 | −0.93 pp |
| 2021 | 11.36 | +0.03 pp |
| 2020 | 11.34 | −1.04 pp |
| 2019 | 12.38 | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 12.18 | +0.16 pp |
| 2017 | 12.02 | −0.17 pp |
| 2016 | 12.19 | −0.17 pp |
| 2015 | 12.35 | +0 pp |
| 2014 | 12.35 | −0.34 pp |
| 2013 | 12.69 | −0.8 pp |
| 2012 | 13.49 | +0.17 pp |
| 2011 | 13.32 | +0.02 pp |
| 2010 | 13.3 | +0.04 pp |
| 2009 | 13.26 | −0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 13.46 | −0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 13.76 | −0.13 pp |
| 2006 | 13.9 | +0.33 pp |
| 2005 | 13.56 | +0.07 pp |
| 2004 | 13.49 | +1.23 pp |
| 2003 | 12.26 | +0.22 pp |
| 2002 | 12.05 | +0.27 pp |
| 2001 | 11.78 | −0.02 pp |
| 2000 | 11.8 | — |
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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