Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Pakistan in 2023 — 52.93%. Ranked 164 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 4.41 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Pakistan
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 52.93 | +5.57 pp |
| 2022 | 47.37 | −3.31 pp |
| 2021 | 50.68 | −4.56 pp |
| 2020 | 55.24 | −0.84 pp |
| 2019 | 56.08 | −0.16 pp |
| 2018 | 56.24 | −1.6 pp |
| 2017 | 57.84 | −4.29 pp |
| 2016 | 62.13 | −2.31 pp |
| 2015 | 64.44 | −1.07 pp |
| 2014 | 65.51 | +2.76 pp |
| 2013 | 62.74 | +1.59 pp |
| 2012 | 61.16 | −4.19 pp |
| 2011 | 65.35 | −2.41 pp |
| 2010 | 67.76 | −0.12 pp |
| 2009 | 67.88 | −2.11 pp |
| 2008 | 69.99 | −1.71 pp |
| 2007 | 71.7 | −1.14 pp |
| 2006 | 72.84 | +6.97 pp |
| 2005 | 65.87 | +5.12 pp |
| 2004 | 60.75 | +0.29 pp |
| 2003 | 60.46 | +9.5 pp |
| 2002 | 50.96 | −4.83 pp |
| 2001 | 55.79 | −1.55 pp |
| 2000 | 57.34 | — |
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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