Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Tonga in 2023 — 5.86%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 8.62 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tonga
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.86 | +1.94 pp |
| 2022 | 3.92 | −1.16 pp |
| 2021 | 5.09 | −1.02 pp |
| 2020 | 6.11 | −0.14 pp |
| 2019 | 6.25 | +0.16 pp |
| 2018 | 6.09 | −0.19 pp |
| 2017 | 6.29 | −0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 6.89 | −1.02 pp |
| 2015 | 7.91 | +0.72 pp |
| 2014 | 7.19 | −1.67 pp |
| 2013 | 8.86 | +4.19 pp |
| 2012 | 4.67 | −3.03 pp |
| 2011 | 7.7 | −0.8 pp |
| 2010 | 8.5 | −2.89 pp |
| 2009 | 11.39 | +3.93 pp |
| 2008 | 7.47 | −2.36 pp |
| 2007 | 9.83 | +1.92 pp |
| 2006 | 7.91 | −2.73 pp |
| 2005 | 10.64 | +0.67 pp |
| 2004 | 9.97 | −2.81 pp |
| 2003 | 12.78 | +0.41 pp |
| 2002 | 12.37 | +0.32 pp |
| 2001 | 12.06 | −2.43 pp |
| 2000 | 14.49 | — |
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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