Out-of-pocket health expenditure in the Maldives in 2023 — 18.05%. Ranked 61 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 44.95 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Maldives
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18.05 | −2.22 pp |
| 2022 | 20.27 | +3.16 pp |
| 2021 | 17.12 | +0.21 pp |
| 2020 | 16.91 | −0.56 pp |
| 2019 | 17.46 | −2.32 pp |
| 2018 | 19.78 | −0.81 pp |
| 2017 | 20.59 | +1.65 pp |
| 2016 | 18.93 | −0.52 pp |
| 2015 | 19.45 | −8.66 pp |
| 2014 | 28.12 | −4.17 pp |
| 2013 | 32.29 | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 32.19 | −7.5 pp |
| 2011 | 39.69 | −0.39 pp |
| 2010 | 40.08 | +5.76 pp |
| 2009 | 34.32 | +1.22 pp |
| 2008 | 33.1 | −14.12 pp |
| 2007 | 47.22 | −2.7 pp |
| 2006 | 49.92 | −5.74 pp |
| 2005 | 55.66 | −3.84 pp |
| 2004 | 59.5 | +5.69 pp |
| 2003 | 53.81 | +1.93 pp |
| 2002 | 51.88 | −5.58 pp |
| 2001 | 57.46 | −5.53 pp |
| 2000 | 62.99 | — |
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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