Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Russia

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Russia in 2023 — 28.39%. Ranked 101 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 1.81 pp.

2023 28.39% +0.81 pp vs 2022
World rank 101of 192
Period maximum 40.49%2017
Period minimum 24.88%2020

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Russia, 2000–20232025303540452000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 30.21%2001: 30.79%2002: 31.21%2003: 33.28%2004: 33.81%2005: 31.93%2006: 31.13%2007: 31.45%2008: 31.55%2009: 34.58%2010: 35.33%2011: 34.19%2012: 33.4%2013: 34.83%2014: 35.83%2015: 38.65%2016: 40.48%2017: 40.49%2018: 38.31%2019: 36.57%2020: 24.88%2021: 28.74%2022: 27.59%2023: 28.39%
Change over the period: −1.81 pp Annual average: -0.08 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Russia 28.39%
World 17.33%
Eastern Europe computed 24.05%
High-income countries computed 19.69%
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Russia, by year Russia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 28.39 +0.81 pp
2022 27.59 −1.15 pp
2021 28.74 +3.85 pp
2020 24.88 −11.69 pp
2019 36.57 −1.74 pp
2018 38.31 −2.18 pp
2017 40.49 +0.01 pp
2016 40.48 +1.84 pp
2015 38.65 +2.82 pp
2014 35.83 +0.99 pp
2013 34.83 +1.43 pp
2012 33.4 −0.8 pp
2011 34.19 −1.13 pp
2010 35.33 +0.74 pp
2009 34.58 +3.03 pp
2008 31.55 +0.1 pp
2007 31.45 +0.32 pp
2006 31.13 −0.81 pp
2005 31.93 −1.87 pp
2004 33.81 +0.53 pp
2003 33.28 +2.07 pp
2002 31.21 +0.42 pp
2001 30.79 +0.58 pp
2000 30.21

Eastern Europe, 2023

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

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.