Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Moldova

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Moldova in 2023 — 27.47%. Ranked 95 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 19.7 pp.

2023 27.47% −4.24 pp vs 2022
World rank 95of 192
Period maximum 51.94%2001
Period minimum 27.47%2023

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Moldova, 2000–202320304050602000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 47.17%2001: 51.94%2002: 46.52%2003: 48.31%2004: 38.17%2005: 42.76%2006: 46.45%2007: 45.1%2008: 48.42%2009: 45.58%2010: 40.43%2011: 44.8%2012: 42.22%2013: 42.58%2014: 38.35%2015: 46.19%2016: 46.29%2017: 43.63%2018: 40.03%2019: 35.69%2020: 30.93%2021: 29.42%2022: 31.71%2023: 27.47%
Change over the period: −19.7 pp Annual average: -0.86 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Moldova 27.47%
World 17.33%
Eastern Europe computed 24.05%
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Moldova, by year Moldova All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 27.47 −4.24 pp
2022 31.71 +2.29 pp
2021 29.42 −1.51 pp
2020 30.93 −4.77 pp
2019 35.69 −4.33 pp
2018 40.03 −3.61 pp
2017 43.63 −2.66 pp
2016 46.29 +0.1 pp
2015 46.19 +7.84 pp
2014 38.35 −4.23 pp
2013 42.58 +0.36 pp
2012 42.22 −2.58 pp
2011 44.8 +4.36 pp
2010 40.43 −5.15 pp
2009 45.58 −2.84 pp
2008 48.42 +3.32 pp
2007 45.1 −1.35 pp
2006 46.45 +3.69 pp
2005 42.76 +4.59 pp
2004 38.17 −10.14 pp
2003 48.31 +1.79 pp
2002 46.52 −5.42 pp
2001 51.94 +4.77 pp
2000 47.17

Eastern Europe, 2023

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

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.