Which has higher out-of-pocket expenditure, Nigeria or Pre-demographic dividend?

Nigeria, at 71.9% against 49.0% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pre-demographic dividend?

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.

Nigeria vs Pre-demographic dividend: Out-of-pocket expenditure

Nigeria

71.9%

in 2023

Pre-demographic dividend

49.0%

in 2023

Nigeria rank

6th

Pre-demographic dividend rank

6th

Out-of-pocket expenditure over time

Nigeria
Pre-demographic dividend

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 71.9% against 49.0% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 22.9%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 6th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 193 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Pre-demographic dividend	Difference	Ahead
2000s	67.8%	55.2%	12.6%	Nigeria
2010s	73.9%	52.9%	21.1%	Nigeria
2020s	74.6%	50.5%	24.1%	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-pocket expenditure, Nigeria or Pre-demographic dividend?: Nigeria, at 71.9% against 49.0% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in out-of-pocket expenditure between Nigeria and Pre-demographic dividend?: 22.9%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pre-demographic dividend?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for out-of-pocket expenditure?: Nigeria ranks 6th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 6th 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.