Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Armenia
Armenia: Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure was 80.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Armenia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 80.5% for out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Armenia peaked at 84.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50.9%, in 2001.
That places Armenia 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.0% | — |
| 2001 | 50.9% | -18.0% |
| 2002 | 75.2% | +47.9% |
| 2003 | 76.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 71.6% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 62.9% | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 61.2% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 58.2% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 71.4% | +22.7% |
| 2009 | 73.6% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 77.6% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 78.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 78.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 82.9% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 82.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 81.6% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 80.6% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 78.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 79.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 80.5% | +1.7% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 80.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.9%, 2.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 80.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.1%, 3.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +47.9% | 50.9% | 75.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.4% | 50.9% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 77.6% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 77.8% | 80.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 2 Bangladesh 79.3% compare
- 3 Turkmenistan 77.4% compare
- 4 Afghanistan 77.1% compare
More health data for Armenia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.966 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,466 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1726 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5455 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Armenia?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Armenia was 80.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 2001.
- How does Armenia rank for out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure?
- Armenia ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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