Share of population with very large health spending by country
Proportion of population with large household expenditures on health (greater than 25%) as a share of total household expenditure or income (%).
What the numbers show
Share of population with very large health spending is currently reported for 63 countries. The highest value is 9.1% in Nicaragua; the lowest is 0.0% in Zambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.2%, and the mean is 2.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 910.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 2,450.0%), and the largest decrease in Zambia (down 98.1%).
Share of population with very large health spending: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicaragua | 9.1% | 2014 | up 181.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Georgia | 8.9% | 2021 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 3 | China | 6.9% | 2018 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 4 | India | 6.7% | 2017 | up 139.1% | rising |
| 5 | Egypt | 6.1% | 2017 | up 585.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Armenia | 5.9% | 2021 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 7 | Latvia | 5.7% | 2016 | up 211.5% | rising |
| 8 | Nigeria | 4.1% | 2018 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 9 | Uganda | 3.8% | 2016 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Iran | 3.7% | 2021 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 11 | Mongolia | 3.5% | 2021 | up 1,630.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 3.1% | 2018 | up 303.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Jamaica | 2.9% | 2004 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 14 | South Korea | 2.9% | 2018 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 15 | Lithuania | 2.7% | 2008 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 16 | Israel | 2.6% | 2018 | up 16.5% | flat |
| 17 | Moldova | 2.5% | 2021 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 18 | Tunisia | 2.4% | 2015 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Romania | 2.2% | 2016 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 20 | Nepal | 2.1% | 2016 | up 162.5% | rising |
| 21 | Peru | 2.0% | 2021 | up 58.7% | falling |
| 21 | Japan | 2.0% | 2021 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 2.0% | 2021 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 1.8% | 2018 | up 183.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Vietnam | 1.7% | 2020 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 26 | Palestine | 1.5% | 2016 | up 117.4% | rising |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 1.5% | 2019 | up 120.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Philippines | 1.4% | 2015 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 29 | Tajikistan | 1.4% | 2018 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 30 | El Salvador | 1.4% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 31 | Mexico | 1.2% | 2020 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 32 | Bolivia | 1.2% | 2021 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Estonia | 1.2% | 2010 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 34 | Belarus | 1.2% | 2021 | up 231.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Ukraine | 1.1% | 2019 | up 40.2% | falling |
| 36 | Spain | 1.1% | 2019 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 37 | Pakistan | 1.0% | 2018 | up 2,450.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2018 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 39 | Morocco | 0.9% | 2019 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Russia | 0.9% | 2020 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Sri Lanka | 0.9% | 2016 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 42 | United States | 0.9% | 2021 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 43 | Czechia | 0.8% | 2019 | up 730.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.8% | 2020 | up 130.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Canada | 0.8% | 2019 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 46 | Montenegro | 0.8% | 2015 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 47 | Turkey | 0.7% | 2019 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 48 | Panama | 0.7% | 2017 | up 124.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Serbia | 0.6% | 2019 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 50 | Ethiopia | 0.6% | 2018 | up 185.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.6% | 2018 | down 85.9% | falling |
| 51 | United Kingdom | 0.6% | 2020 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 53 | Indonesia | 0.3% | 2021 | down 61.5% | rising |
| 54 | Thailand | 0.3% | 2021 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Switzerland | 0.3% | 2017 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 56 | Slovenia | 0.3% | 2018 | up 106.7% | rising |
| 57 | Croatia | 0.3% | 2010 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 58 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2021 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | 0.2% | 2021 | up 466.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Mali | 0.1% | 2021 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Ghana | 0.1% | 2016 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2015 | down 92.3% | falling |
| 63 | Zambia | 0.0% | 2015 | down 98.1% | volatile |
About this data
Proportion of population with large household expenditures on health (greater than 25%) as a share of total household expenditure or income (%).