Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Samoa in 2023 — 13.42%. Ranked 43 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.45 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Samoa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13.42 | +0.18 pp |
| 2022 | 13.24 | +0.9 pp |
| 2021 | 12.34 | −0.98 pp |
| 2020 | 13.31 | +2.16 pp |
| 2019 | 11.16 | −1.82 pp |
| 2018 | 12.98 | +0.97 pp |
| 2017 | 12.01 | +0.72 pp |
| 2016 | 11.29 | +0.71 pp |
| 2015 | 10.59 | −0.27 pp |
| 2014 | 10.85 | −0.22 pp |
| 2013 | 11.08 | −2.84 pp |
| 2012 | 13.92 | +1.62 pp |
| 2011 | 12.3 | −0.33 pp |
| 2010 | 12.63 | +0.07 pp |
| 2009 | 12.56 | −1.71 pp |
| 2008 | 14.27 | +1.18 pp |
| 2007 | 13.1 | +0.26 pp |
| 2006 | 12.83 | −0.23 pp |
| 2005 | 13.06 | +0.07 pp |
| 2004 | 12.99 | −1.41 pp |
| 2003 | 14.4 | +1.1 pp |
| 2002 | 13.3 | −0.75 pp |
| 2001 | 14.06 | +2.09 pp |
| 2000 | 11.97 | — |
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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