Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2023 — 26.57%. Ranked 88 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.71 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 26.57 | −0.86 pp |
| 2022 | 27.43 | +1.23 pp |
| 2021 | 26.19 | −0.7 pp |
| 2020 | 26.9 | −1.19 pp |
| 2019 | 28.09 | −2.52 pp |
| 2018 | 30.61 | −1.24 pp |
| 2017 | 31.85 | −1.11 pp |
| 2016 | 32.96 | −0.6 pp |
| 2015 | 33.55 | −0.46 pp |
| 2014 | 34.01 | +1.89 pp |
| 2013 | 32.12 | +0.26 pp |
| 2012 | 31.86 | −0.8 pp |
| 2011 | 32.66 | +0.42 pp |
| 2010 | 32.23 | −1.14 pp |
| 2009 | 33.37 | −1.07 pp |
| 2008 | 34.44 | −1.38 pp |
| 2007 | 35.82 | +0.87 pp |
| 2006 | 34.95 | +1.39 pp |
| 2005 | 33.55 | +0.8 pp |
| 2004 | 32.75 | +2.31 pp |
| 2003 | 30.44 | +1.98 pp |
| 2002 | 28.46 | −0.15 pp |
| 2001 | 28.61 | +1.33 pp |
| 2000 | 27.28 | — |
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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