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Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Niger

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Niger in 2023 — 51.48%. Ranked 161 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 8.85 pp.

2023 51.48% +11.14 pp vs 2022
World rank 161of 192
Period maximum 61.08%2003
Period minimum 40.34%2022

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Niger, 2000–2023405060702000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 60.33%2001: 60.26%2002: 59.45%2003: 61.08%2004: 59.83%2005: 51.34%2006: 49.89%2007: 53.66%2008: 52.61%2009: 53.67%2010: 55.53%2011: 57.74%2012: 60.81%2013: 56.54%2014: 54.67%2015: 51.69%2016: 58.51%2017: 48.31%2018: 48.96%2019: 46.1%2020: 43.55%2021: 42.53%2022: 40.34%2023: 51.48%
Change over the period: −8.85 pp Annual average: -0.38 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Niger 51.48%
World 17.33%
Sub-Saharan Africa 30.36%
Western Africa computed 47.57%
Low-income countries computed 44.09%
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Niger, by year Niger All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 51.48 +11.14 pp
2022 40.34 −2.19 pp
2021 42.53 −1.02 pp
2020 43.55 −2.55 pp
2019 46.1 −2.87 pp
2018 48.96 +0.65 pp
2017 48.31 −10.2 pp
2016 58.51 +6.82 pp
2015 51.69 −2.99 pp
2014 54.67 −1.87 pp
2013 56.54 −4.26 pp
2012 60.81 +3.07 pp
2011 57.74 +2.2 pp
2010 55.53 +1.87 pp
2009 53.67 +1.06 pp
2008 52.61 −1.05 pp
2007 53.66 +3.77 pp
2006 49.89 −1.46 pp
2005 51.34 −8.49 pp
2004 59.83 −1.25 pp
2003 61.08 +1.63 pp
2002 59.45 −0.8 pp
2001 60.26 −0.08 pp
2000 60.33 —

Western Africa, 2023

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

CV Cabo Verde 25.74 GH Ghana 26.68 CI Côte d'Ivoire 31.99 GM Gambia 33.78 BJ Benin 42.41 MR Mauritania 43.77 BF Burkina Faso 43.82 SN Senegal 44.33 ML Mali 47.23 NE Niger 51.48 GN Guinea 54.42 SL Sierra Leone 54.47 GW Guinea-Bissau 61.56 LR Liberia 63.24 TG Togo 64.34 NG Nigeria 71.9
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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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