Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Panama in 2023 — 40.46%. Ranked 137 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 9.74 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Panama
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 40.46 | −0.42 pp |
| 2022 | 40.87 | +3.54 pp |
| 2021 | 37.33 | −2.27 pp |
| 2020 | 39.6 | +1.98 pp |
| 2019 | 37.62 | +1.91 pp |
| 2018 | 35.7 | +3.79 pp |
| 2017 | 31.92 | −0.78 pp |
| 2016 | 32.7 | −0.34 pp |
| 2015 | 33.04 | +1.24 pp |
| 2014 | 31.8 | −0.48 pp |
| 2013 | 32.28 | −2.51 pp |
| 2012 | 34.78 | +0.62 pp |
| 2011 | 34.16 | +2.72 pp |
| 2010 | 31.44 | +1.72 pp |
| 2009 | 29.72 | +0.5 pp |
| 2008 | 29.22 | −0.74 pp |
| 2007 | 29.96 | −3.38 pp |
| 2006 | 33.34 | −2.46 pp |
| 2005 | 35.8 | +3.45 pp |
| 2004 | 32.35 | −0.71 pp |
| 2003 | 33.06 | +0.46 pp |
| 2002 | 32.6 | +0.71 pp |
| 2001 | 31.9 | +1.18 pp |
| 2000 | 30.71 | — |
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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