Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Singapore in 2023 — 25.42%. Ranked 82 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 22.76 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Singapore
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 25.42 | +1.93 pp |
| 2022 | 23.48 | +0.01 pp |
| 2021 | 23.47 | −0.89 pp |
| 2020 | 24.36 | −4.03 pp |
| 2019 | 28.39 | −0.71 pp |
| 2018 | 29.1 | −2.97 pp |
| 2017 | 32.06 | −0.56 pp |
| 2016 | 32.62 | −0.46 pp |
| 2015 | 33.09 | −0.21 pp |
| 2014 | 33.3 | −2.9 pp |
| 2013 | 36.2 | −1.5 pp |
| 2012 | 37.7 | −1.86 pp |
| 2011 | 39.56 | −1.96 pp |
| 2010 | 41.52 | −1.83 pp |
| 2009 | 43.35 | −3.11 pp |
| 2008 | 46.46 | −2.01 pp |
| 2007 | 48.47 | −0.37 pp |
| 2006 | 48.83 | −1.16 pp |
| 2005 | 49.99 | −1.01 pp |
| 2004 | 51.01 | +2.55 pp |
| 2003 | 48.46 | −4.63 pp |
| 2002 | 53.09 | −2.5 pp |
| 2001 | 55.59 | +7.41 pp |
| 2000 | 48.18 | — |
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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