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Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Kuwait

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Kuwait in 2023 — 10%. Ranked 25 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 15.49 pp.

2023 10% −0.75 pp vs 2022
World rank 25of 192
Period maximum 25.49%2000
Period minimum 10%2021

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Kuwait, 2000–2023510152025302000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 25.49%2001: 19.65%2002: 21.54%2003: 20.82%2004: 21.56%2005: 21.47%2006: 21.24%2007: 21.35%2008: 19.81%2009: 16.72%2010: 14.33%2011: 14.01%2012: 14.96%2013: 14.49%2014: 13.93%2015: 13.7%2016: 13.28%2017: 12.93%2018: 10.65%2019: 10.72%2020: 10.4%2021: 10%2022: 10.75%2023: 10%
Change over the period: −15.49 pp Annual average: -0.67 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Kuwait 10%
World 17.33%
Middle East & North Africa 28.25%
Western Asia computed 35.52%
High-income countries computed 19.69%
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 10 −0.75 pp
2022 10.75 +0.75 pp
2021 10 −0.4 pp
2020 10.4 −0.32 pp
2019 10.72 +0.07 pp
2018 10.65 −2.28 pp
2017 12.93 −0.36 pp
2016 13.28 −0.41 pp
2015 13.7 −0.23 pp
2014 13.93 −0.56 pp
2013 14.49 −0.47 pp
2012 14.96 +0.94 pp
2011 14.01 −0.32 pp
2010 14.33 −2.39 pp
2009 16.72 −3.09 pp
2008 19.81 −1.54 pp
2007 21.35 +0.11 pp
2006 21.24 −0.23 pp
2005 21.47 −0.08 pp
2004 21.56 +0.73 pp
2003 20.82 −0.72 pp
2002 21.54 +1.89 pp
2001 19.65 −5.85 pp
2000 25.49 —

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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