Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — South-Eastern Asia

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in South-Eastern Asia in 2023 — 34.37%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 11.54 pp.

2023 34.37% +2.01 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 45.91%2000
Period minimum 28.43%2021

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — South-Eastern Asia, 2000–20232530354045502000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 45.91%2001: 44.92%2002: 45.35%2003: 45.11%2004: 43.29%2005: 44.97%2006: 40.8%2007: 39.41%2008: 38.6%2009: 37.17%2010: 38.97%2011: 40.4%2012: 40.01%2013: 39.07%2014: 37.1%2015: 36.48%2016: 36.49%2017: 36.61%2018: 37.01%2019: 36.4%2020: 33.97%2021: 28.43%2022: 32.36%2023: 34.37%
Change over the period: −11.54 pp Annual average: -0.5 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South-Eastern Asia

South-Eastern Asia 34.37%
World 17.33%
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — South-Eastern Asia, by year South-Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 34.37 +2.01 pp
2022 32.36 +3.93 pp
2021 28.43 −5.54 pp
2020 33.97 −2.42 pp
2019 36.4 −0.61 pp
2018 37.01 +0.4 pp
2017 36.61 +0.11 pp
2016 36.49 +0.01 pp
2015 36.48 −0.62 pp
2014 37.1 −1.97 pp
2013 39.07 −0.94 pp
2012 40.01 −0.39 pp
2011 40.4 +1.43 pp
2010 38.97 +1.8 pp
2009 37.17 −1.43 pp
2008 38.6 −0.81 pp
2007 39.41 −1.39 pp
2006 40.8 −4.17 pp
2005 44.97 +1.68 pp
2004 43.29 −1.82 pp
2003 45.11 −0.24 pp
2002 45.35 +0.43 pp
2001 44.92 −0.99 pp
2000 45.91

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.