Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Switzerland in 2023 — 22.03%. Ranked 72 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 9.01 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Switzerland
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22.03 | +0.28 pp |
| 2022 | 21.74 | +0.38 pp |
| 2021 | 21.36 | +0.63 pp |
| 2020 | 20.72 | −1.17 pp |
| 2019 | 21.9 | −0.05 pp |
| 2018 | 21.95 | +0.39 pp |
| 2017 | 21.56 | +0.29 pp |
| 2016 | 21.27 | −0.77 pp |
| 2015 | 22.05 | −0.57 pp |
| 2014 | 22.61 | −0.16 pp |
| 2013 | 22.77 | −0.58 pp |
| 2012 | 23.35 | −0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 23.56 | −0.51 pp |
| 2010 | 24.07 | −2.13 pp |
| 2009 | 26.2 | −0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 26.5 | −0.84 pp |
| 2007 | 27.33 | −0.02 pp |
| 2006 | 27.35 | +0.21 pp |
| 2005 | 27.14 | −1.61 pp |
| 2004 | 28.76 | +0.13 pp |
| 2003 | 28.62 | −0.43 pp |
| 2002 | 29.05 | −1.07 pp |
| 2001 | 30.12 | −0.92 pp |
| 2000 | 31.04 | — |
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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