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Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Oman

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Oman in 2023 — 6.31%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 5.44 pp.

2023 6.31% −0.59 pp vs 2022
World rank 10of 192
Period maximum 12.45%2008
Period minimum 5.21%2020

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Oman, 2000–20234681012142000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 11.75%2001: 11.27%2002: 10.15%2003: 10.58%2004: 11.15%2005: 10.55%2006: 11.48%2007: 11.27%2008: 12.45%2009: 11.5%2010: 10.41%2011: 10.84%2012: 10.24%2013: 6.97%2014: 5.68%2015: 5.3%2016: 5.56%2017: 5.94%2018: 6.5%2019: 5.96%2020: 5.21%2021: 5.47%2022: 6.9%2023: 6.31%
Change over the period: −5.44 pp Annual average: -0.24 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Oman 6.31%
World 17.33%
Middle East & North Africa 28.25%
Western Asia computed 35.52%
High-income countries computed 19.69%
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Oman, by year Oman All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 6.31 −0.59 pp
2022 6.9 +1.43 pp
2021 5.47 +0.26 pp
2020 5.21 −0.75 pp
2019 5.96 −0.54 pp
2018 6.5 +0.56 pp
2017 5.94 +0.38 pp
2016 5.56 +0.26 pp
2015 5.3 −0.38 pp
2014 5.68 −1.29 pp
2013 6.97 −3.27 pp
2012 10.24 −0.59 pp
2011 10.84 +0.43 pp
2010 10.41 −1.09 pp
2009 11.5 −0.95 pp
2008 12.45 +1.18 pp
2007 11.27 −0.21 pp
2006 11.48 +0.93 pp
2005 10.55 −0.6 pp
2004 11.15 +0.57 pp
2003 10.58 +0.43 pp
2002 10.15 −1.12 pp
2001 11.27 −0.48 pp
2000 11.75 —

Western Asia, 2023

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

OM Oman 6.31 QA Qatar 7.43 AE United Arab Emirates 9.67 KW Kuwait 10 SA Saudi Arabia 14.12 CY Cyprus 17.94 TR Türkiye 19.05 IL Israel 20.49 BH Bahrain 28.66 LB Lebanon 29.7 JO Jordan 34.47 PS Palestine 42.07 IQ Iraq 53.98 GE Georgia 58.76 AZ Azerbaijan 64.63 YE Yemen 69.13 SY Syria 72.4 AM Armenia 80.47
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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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