Which has higher out-of-pocket expenditure, United Arab Emirates or Zambia?

Zambia, at 10.3% against 9.7% in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and Zambia?

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.

United Arab Emirates vs Zambia: Out-of-pocket expenditure

United Arab Emirates

9.7%

in 2023

Zambia

10.3%

in 2023

United Arab Emirates rank

171st

Zambia rank

168th

Out-of-pocket expenditure over time

United Arab Emirates
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 10.3% against 9.7% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.

United Arab Emirates ranks 171st and Zambia ranks 168th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, United Arab Emirates averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United Arab Emirates	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	25.3%	28.4%	3.1%	Zambia
2010s	15.7%	11.7%	3.9%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	10.3%	8.6%	1.7%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-pocket expenditure, United Arab Emirates or Zambia?: Zambia, at 10.3% against 9.7% in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in out-of-pocket expenditure between United Arab Emirates and Zambia?: 0.6%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and Zambia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do United Arab Emirates and Zambia rank globally for out-of-pocket expenditure?: United Arab Emirates ranks 171st and Zambia ranks 168th 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.