Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Palau in 2023 — 12.1%. Ranked 36 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 4.06 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Palau
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12.1 | −4.21 pp |
| 2022 | 16.32 | +0.24 pp |
| 2021 | 16.08 | −0.01 pp |
| 2020 | 16.09 | +1.26 pp |
| 2019 | 14.83 | −1.72 pp |
| 2018 | 16.55 | −0.41 pp |
| 2017 | 16.96 | −0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 17.15 | −0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 17.25 | +1.56 pp |
| 2014 | 15.69 | −0.31 pp |
| 2013 | 16 | −0.62 pp |
| 2012 | 16.62 | −1.89 pp |
| 2011 | 18.51 | +0.81 pp |
| 2010 | 17.7 | −1.89 pp |
| 2009 | 19.59 | +0.19 pp |
| 2008 | 19.4 | +1.35 pp |
| 2007 | 18.05 | +0.42 pp |
| 2006 | 17.63 | +1.07 pp |
| 2005 | 16.55 | +0.97 pp |
| 2004 | 15.58 | −2.43 pp |
| 2003 | 18.01 | −0.52 pp |
| 2002 | 18.53 | +1.64 pp |
| 2001 | 16.9 | +0.73 pp |
| 2000 | 16.17 | — |
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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