Out-of-pocket health expenditure — all countries

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Türkiye

Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Türkiye in 2023 — 19.05%. Ranked 62 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 9.55 pp.

2023 19.05% −0.43 pp vs 2022
World rank 62of 192
Period maximum 28.6%2000
Period minimum 14.51%2009

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of health expenditure

Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Türkiye, 2000–202310152025302000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 28.6%2001: 23.43%2002: 20.32%2003: 18.93%2004: 20.18%2005: 24.18%2006: 23.65%2007: 23.88%2008: 19.18%2009: 14.51%2010: 16.87%2011: 15.9%2012: 15.93%2013: 16.93%2014: 17.73%2015: 16.95%2016: 16.47%2017: 17.38%2018: 17.49%2019: 17.05%2020: 16.43%2021: 16.27%2022: 19.48%2023: 19.05%
Change over the period: −9.55 pp Annual average: -0.42 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Türkiye

Türkiye 19.05%
World 17.33%
Western Asia computed 35.52%
Out-of-pocket health expenditure — Türkiye, by year Türkiye All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 19.05 −0.43 pp
2022 19.48 +3.21 pp
2021 16.27 −0.16 pp
2020 16.43 −0.62 pp
2019 17.05 −0.44 pp
2018 17.49 +0.11 pp
2017 17.38 +0.92 pp
2016 16.47 −0.48 pp
2015 16.95 −0.78 pp
2014 17.73 +0.8 pp
2013 16.93 +1 pp
2012 15.93 +0.04 pp
2011 15.9 −0.98 pp
2010 16.87 +2.36 pp
2009 14.51 −4.67 pp
2008 19.18 −4.7 pp
2007 23.88 +0.24 pp
2006 23.65 −0.53 pp
2005 24.18 +4 pp
2004 20.18 +1.25 pp
2003 18.93 −1.39 pp
2002 20.32 −3.11 pp
2001 23.43 −5.17 pp
2000 28.6

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.