Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Sweden in 2024 — 13.38%. Ranked 8 in the world out of 22. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 1.08 pp.
2000–2024 · % of health expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.38 | +0.42 pp |
| 2023 | 12.96 | −0.17 pp |
| 2022 | 13.13 | +0.04 pp |
| 2021 | 13.09 | +0.17 pp |
| 2020 | 12.92 | −1 pp |
| 2019 | 13.92 | −0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 14.22 | −0.02 pp |
| 2017 | 14.24 | −0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 14.63 | −0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 15.03 | +0.09 pp |
| 2014 | 14.94 | +0.01 pp |
| 2013 | 14.93 | +0.13 pp |
| 2012 | 14.8 | +0.27 pp |
| 2011 | 14.52 | −1.98 pp |
| 2010 | 16.51 | −0.06 pp |
| 2009 | 16.56 | +0.09 pp |
| 2008 | 16.47 | −0.15 pp |
| 2007 | 16.62 | −0.13 pp |
| 2006 | 16.75 | −0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 16.86 | +0.33 pp |
| 2004 | 16.53 | +0.43 pp |
| 2003 | 16.1 | −0.68 pp |
| 2002 | 16.78 | −0.41 pp |
| 2001 | 17.2 | +2.74 pp |
| 2000 | 14.46 | — |
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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