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Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Jordan

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Jordan in 2023 — 34.47%. Ranked 124 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 4.63 pp.

2023 34.47% −1.46 pp vs 2022
World rank 124of 192
Period maximum 42.03%2003
Period minimum 20.89%2014

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Jordan, 2000–2023203040502000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 39.1%2001: 38.47%2002: 39.48%2003: 42.03%2004: 40.68%2005: 40.08%2006: 39.19%2007: 36.05%2008: 31.94%2009: 22.71%2010: 21.86%2011: 20.9%2012: 21.58%2013: 22.13%2014: 20.89%2015: 29.33%2016: 32.95%2017: 34%2018: 35.31%2019: 36%2020: 35.41%2021: 35.78%2022: 35.93%2023: 34.47%
Change over the period: −4.63 pp Annual average: -0.2 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Jordan 34.47%
World 17.33%
Middle East & North Africa 28.25%
Western Asia computed 35.52%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 36.61%
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Jordan, by year Jordan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 34.47 −1.46 pp
2022 35.93 +0.15 pp
2021 35.78 +0.37 pp
2020 35.41 −0.59 pp
2019 36 +0.69 pp
2018 35.31 +1.31 pp
2017 34 +1.05 pp
2016 32.95 +3.61 pp
2015 29.33 +8.44 pp
2014 20.89 −1.24 pp
2013 22.13 +0.55 pp
2012 21.58 +0.68 pp
2011 20.9 −0.95 pp
2010 21.86 −0.86 pp
2009 22.71 −9.23 pp
2008 31.94 −4.11 pp
2007 36.05 −3.14 pp
2006 39.19 −0.89 pp
2005 40.08 −0.61 pp
2004 40.68 −1.35 pp
2003 42.03 +2.55 pp
2002 39.48 +1.01 pp
2001 38.47 −0.63 pp
2000 39.1 —

Western Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

OM Oman 6.31 QA Qatar 7.43 AE United Arab Emirates 9.67 KW Kuwait 10 SA Saudi Arabia 14.12 CY Cyprus 17.94 TR Türkiye 19.05 IL Israel 20.49 BH Bahrain 28.66 LB Lebanon 29.7 JO Jordan 34.47 PS Palestine 42.07 IQ Iraq 53.98 GE Georgia 58.76 AZ Azerbaijan 64.63 YE Yemen 69.13 SY Syria 72.4 AM Armenia 80.47
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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.

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