Out-of-pocket health expenditure in the United Arab Emirates in 2023 — 9.67%. Ranked 23 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 12.42 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Arab Emirates
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.67 | −0.05 pp |
| 2022 | 9.72 | −0.75 pp |
| 2021 | 10.47 | −0.74 pp |
| 2020 | 11.21 | −1.02 pp |
| 2019 | 12.23 | −0.46 pp |
| 2018 | 12.7 | +1.28 pp |
| 2017 | 11.42 | −4.57 pp |
| 2016 | 15.99 | −1.8 pp |
| 2015 | 17.79 | −0.02 pp |
| 2014 | 17.81 | +0.65 pp |
| 2013 | 17.16 | +0.42 pp |
| 2012 | 16.74 | −0.15 pp |
| 2011 | 16.88 | −1.06 pp |
| 2010 | 17.95 | +1.85 pp |
| 2009 | 16.1 | −9.04 pp |
| 2008 | 25.14 | −3.74 pp |
| 2007 | 28.88 | −0.83 pp |
| 2006 | 29.71 | −0.43 pp |
| 2005 | 30.14 | −0.27 pp |
| 2004 | 30.41 | +2.95 pp |
| 2003 | 27.46 | −0.58 pp |
| 2002 | 28.04 | +12.96 pp |
| 2001 | 15.09 | −7 pp |
| 2000 | 22.08 | — |
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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