Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Portugal in 2024 — 28.19%. Ranked 19 in the world out of 22. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.48 pp.
2000–2024 · % of health expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28.19 | −1.11 pp |
| 2023 | 29.31 | +0.17 pp |
| 2022 | 29.14 | +0.02 pp |
| 2021 | 29.12 | +1.1 pp |
| 2020 | 28.02 | −2.59 pp |
| 2019 | 30.61 | +0.69 pp |
| 2018 | 29.92 | +0.23 pp |
| 2017 | 29.69 | +0.26 pp |
| 2016 | 29.43 | −0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 29.53 | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 29.33 | +0.54 pp |
| 2013 | 28.79 | −0.79 pp |
| 2012 | 29.58 | +2.93 pp |
| 2011 | 26.65 | +1.95 pp |
| 2010 | 24.71 | −0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 25.1 | −1.29 pp |
| 2008 | 26.39 | +0.49 pp |
| 2007 | 25.91 | +0.38 pp |
| 2006 | 25.52 | +1.84 pp |
| 2005 | 23.68 | +0.18 pp |
| 2004 | 23.51 | −0.19 pp |
| 2003 | 23.69 | +0.51 pp |
| 2002 | 23.18 | −1.93 pp |
| 2001 | 25.11 | −0.61 pp |
| 2000 | 25.71 | — |
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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