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Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Qatar

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Qatar in 2023 — 7.43%. Ranked 14 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 22.6 pp.

2023 7.43% −0.3 pp vs 2022
World rank 14of 192
Period maximum 30.03%2000
Period minimum 5.32%2015

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Qatar, 2000–20230102030402000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 30.03%2001: 27.42%2002: 27.51%2003: 18.53%2004: 18.56%2005: 18.61%2006: 18.67%2007: 18.72%2008: 18.78%2009: 19.38%2010: 18.73%2011: 16.89%2012: 10.88%2013: 6.91%2014: 5.65%2015: 5.32%2016: 6.28%2017: 6.88%2018: 6.74%2019: 6.39%2020: 5.9%2021: 6.56%2022: 7.73%2023: 7.43%
Change over the period: −22.6 pp Annual average: -0.98 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Qatar 7.43%
World 17.33%
Middle East & North Africa 28.25%
Western Asia computed 35.52%
High-income countries computed 19.69%
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 7.43 −0.3 pp
2022 7.73 +1.18 pp
2021 6.56 +0.66 pp
2020 5.9 −0.49 pp
2019 6.39 −0.35 pp
2018 6.74 −0.14 pp
2017 6.88 +0.6 pp
2016 6.28 +0.96 pp
2015 5.32 −0.33 pp
2014 5.65 −1.26 pp
2013 6.91 −3.97 pp
2012 10.88 −6 pp
2011 16.89 −1.84 pp
2010 18.73 −0.65 pp
2009 19.38 +0.6 pp
2008 18.78 +0.06 pp
2007 18.72 +0.06 pp
2006 18.67 +0.06 pp
2005 18.61 +0.06 pp
2004 18.56 +0.02 pp
2003 18.53 −8.98 pp
2002 27.51 +0.1 pp
2001 27.42 −2.62 pp
2000 30.03 —

Western Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

OM Oman 6.31 QA Qatar 7.43 AE United Arab Emirates 9.67 KW Kuwait 10 SA Saudi Arabia 14.12 CY Cyprus 17.94 TR Türkiye 19.05 IL Israel 20.49 BH Bahrain 28.66 LB Lebanon 29.7 JO Jordan 34.47 PS Palestine 42.07 IQ Iraq 53.98 GE Georgia 58.76 AZ Azerbaijan 64.63 YE Yemen 69.13 SY Syria 72.4 AM Armenia 80.47
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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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