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Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — OPEC

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in OPEC in 2023 — 32.96%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 4.59 pp.

2023 32.96% −1.54 pp vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 37.82%2003
Period minimum 32.02%2020

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — OPEC, 2000–2023323436382000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 37.56%2001: 34.28%2002: 34.78%2003: 37.82%2004: 35.02%2005: 35.33%2006: 35.6%2007: 35.27%2008: 34.03%2009: 32.82%2010: 34.05%2011: 33.54%2012: 36.21%2013: 34.9%2014: 35.13%2015: 36.73%2016: 33.14%2017: 34.33%2018: 33.83%2019: 32.79%2020: 32.02%2021: 32.38%2022: 34.5%2023: 32.96%
Change over the period: −4.59 pp Annual average: -0.2 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

OPEC 32.96%
World 17.33%
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 32.96 −1.54 pp
2022 34.5 +2.12 pp
2021 32.38 +0.36 pp
2020 32.02 −0.78 pp
2019 32.79 −1.04 pp
2018 33.83 −0.5 pp
2017 34.33 +1.19 pp
2016 33.14 −3.59 pp
2015 36.73 +1.59 pp
2014 35.13 +0.23 pp
2013 34.9 −1.31 pp
2012 36.21 +2.66 pp
2011 33.54 −0.51 pp
2010 34.05 +1.22 pp
2009 32.82 −1.21 pp
2008 34.03 −1.24 pp
2007 35.27 −0.33 pp
2006 35.6 +0.27 pp
2005 35.33 +0.31 pp
2004 35.02 −2.8 pp
2003 37.82 +3.04 pp
2002 34.78 +0.5 pp
2001 34.28 −3.28 pp
2000 37.56 —

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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