Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Sri Lanka in 2023 — 54.81%. Ranked 169 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 14.77 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sri Lanka
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 54.81 | +9.52 pp |
| 2022 | 45.29 | +4.55 pp |
| 2021 | 40.74 | +3.23 pp |
| 2020 | 37.51 | −6.79 pp |
| 2019 | 44.3 | −2.52 pp |
| 2018 | 46.82 | −2.43 pp |
| 2017 | 49.25 | −0.87 pp |
| 2016 | 50.12 | +1.19 pp |
| 2015 | 48.93 | +0.25 pp |
| 2014 | 48.68 | −0.25 pp |
| 2013 | 48.93 | −3 pp |
| 2012 | 51.93 | +0.71 pp |
| 2011 | 51.22 | −2.08 pp |
| 2010 | 53.3 | +0.01 pp |
| 2009 | 53.29 | +2.64 pp |
| 2008 | 50.64 | +5.79 pp |
| 2007 | 44.85 | +3.9 pp |
| 2006 | 40.95 | +0.45 pp |
| 2005 | 40.5 | −0.53 pp |
| 2004 | 41.03 | +3.42 pp |
| 2003 | 37.61 | −2.84 pp |
| 2002 | 40.45 | −0.64 pp |
| 2001 | 41.09 | +1.05 pp |
| 2000 | 40.04 | — |
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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