Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Seychelles
Seychelles: Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current was 29.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
29.7%
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
122nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
31.8%
in 2022
All-time low
12.5%
in 2002
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Seychelles, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Seychelles stood at 29.7%.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and up 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Seychelles peaked at 31.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2002.
Seychelles ranks 122nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.9% | — |
| 2001 | 17.1% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | -27.0% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | +62.0% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +36.3% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | -19.3% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | +24.3% |
| 2022 | 31.8% | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | -6.5% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 29.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.8%, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 29.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.0%, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.5% | 12.5% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 20.4% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 23.0% | 31.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
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Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Seychelles?
- Domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Seychelles was 29.7% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2002.
- How does Seychelles rank for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current?
- Seychelles ranks 122nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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