Which has higher out-of-pocket expenditure, Sri Lanka or Upper middle income?

Sri Lanka, at 54.8% against 31.2% in Upper middle income as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Upper middle income?

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.

Sri Lanka vs Upper middle income: Out-of-pocket expenditure

Sri Lanka

54.8%

in 2023

Upper middle income

31.2%

in 2023

Sri Lanka rank

24th

Upper middle income rank

23rd

Out-of-pocket expenditure over time

Sri Lanka
Upper middle income

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 54.8% against 31.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 23.6%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.8 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 23rd of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
2000s	43.0%	41.6%	1.4%	Sri Lanka
2010s	49.3%	33.4%	16.0%	Sri Lanka
2020s	44.6%	31.6%	13.0%	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-pocket expenditure, Sri Lanka or Upper middle income?: Sri Lanka, at 54.8% against 31.2% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in out-of-pocket expenditure between Sri Lanka and Upper middle income?: 23.6%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Upper middle income?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-pocket expenditure?: Sri Lanka ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 23rd 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.