Which has higher out-of-pocket expenditure, Azerbaijan or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

Azerbaijan, at 64.6% against 46.6% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Azerbaijan vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Out-of-pocket expenditure

Azerbaijan

64.6%

in 2023

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

46.6%

in 2023

Azerbaijan rank

11th

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

10th

Out-of-pocket expenditure over time

Azerbaijan
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 64.6% against 46.6% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 18.0%.

That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.4 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 11th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 10th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
2000s	62.8%	70.1%	7.3%	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2010s	67.5%	61.5%	6.0%	Azerbaijan
2020s	63.7%	48.1%	15.6%	Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-pocket expenditure, Azerbaijan or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: Azerbaijan, at 64.6% against 46.6% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in out-of-pocket expenditure between Azerbaijan and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 18.0%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Azerbaijan and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for out-of-pocket expenditure?: Azerbaijan ranks 11th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 10th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure)
Unit: % of current health expenditure
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 5,692 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Share of out-of-pocket payments of total current health expenditures. Out-of-pocket payments are spending on health directly out-of-pocket by households.