Out-of-pocket health expenditure in the world in 2023 — 17.33%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 1.87 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: World
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17.33 | +0.09 pp |
| 2022 | 17.24 | +0.27 pp |
| 2021 | 16.97 | +0.54 pp |
| 2020 | 16.43 | −1.54 pp |
| 2019 | 17.97 | −0.16 pp |
| 2018 | 18.13 | +0.07 pp |
| 2017 | 18.06 | −0.11 pp |
| 2016 | 18.16 | −0.28 pp |
| 2015 | 18.44 | −0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 18.74 | −0.27 pp |
| 2013 | 19.01 | +0.19 pp |
| 2012 | 18.82 | +0.23 pp |
| 2011 | 18.59 | +0.09 pp |
| 2010 | 18.5 | +0.25 pp |
| 2009 | 18.25 | −0.63 pp |
| 2008 | 18.89 | −0.01 pp |
| 2007 | 18.89 | +0.09 pp |
| 2006 | 18.81 | +0.13 pp |
| 2005 | 18.68 | +0.14 pp |
| 2004 | 18.54 | −0.01 pp |
| 2003 | 18.55 | −0.05 pp |
| 2002 | 18.6 | −0.26 pp |
| 2001 | 18.86 | −0.34 pp |
| 2000 | 19.2 | — |
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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