Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Nepal in 2023 — 59.39%. Ranked 175 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.61 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nepal
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 59.39 | +3.96 pp |
| 2022 | 55.42 | +2.3 pp |
| 2021 | 53.13 | −1.05 pp |
| 2020 | 54.17 | −3.74 pp |
| 2019 | 57.91 | +0.19 pp |
| 2018 | 57.73 | +0.35 pp |
| 2017 | 57.38 | +1.94 pp |
| 2016 | 55.44 | −4 pp |
| 2015 | 59.44 | −0.61 pp |
| 2014 | 60.05 | −3.49 pp |
| 2013 | 63.53 | +7.46 pp |
| 2012 | 56.08 | −2.3 pp |
| 2011 | 58.38 | +2.18 pp |
| 2010 | 56.2 | −1.42 pp |
| 2009 | 57.62 | −4 pp |
| 2008 | 61.63 | +0.66 pp |
| 2007 | 60.96 | +18.46 pp |
| 2006 | 42.5 | −6.72 pp |
| 2005 | 49.22 | −2.38 pp |
| 2004 | 51.6 | −2.21 pp |
| 2003 | 53.81 | +1.85 pp |
| 2002 | 51.96 | +0.69 pp |
| 2001 | 51.27 | −4.52 pp |
| 2000 | 55.78 | — |
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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