Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Nigeria in 2023 — 71.9%. Ranked 187 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 11.74 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nigeria
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 71.9 | −3.83 pp |
| 2022 | 75.74 | −0.51 pp |
| 2021 | 76.24 | +1.57 pp |
| 2020 | 74.68 | +3.18 pp |
| 2019 | 71.5 | −4.45 pp |
| 2018 | 75.95 | −1.44 pp |
| 2017 | 77.39 | +2.2 pp |
| 2016 | 75.19 | +3.3 pp |
| 2015 | 71.89 | +0.04 pp |
| 2014 | 71.85 | +0.93 pp |
| 2013 | 70.93 | −1.92 pp |
| 2012 | 72.84 | −1.88 pp |
| 2011 | 74.73 | −2.15 pp |
| 2010 | 76.88 | +2.4 pp |
| 2009 | 74.47 | +1.72 pp |
| 2008 | 72.76 | +1.82 pp |
| 2007 | 70.94 | +0.48 pp |
| 2006 | 70.46 | +4.49 pp |
| 2005 | 65.97 | +1.42 pp |
| 2004 | 64.55 | −8.27 pp |
| 2003 | 72.81 | +7.77 pp |
| 2002 | 65.05 | +4.3 pp |
| 2001 | 60.75 | +0.59 pp |
| 2000 | 60.16 | — |
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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