Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Slovakia
Slovakia: Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure was 20.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Slovakia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 20.2% for out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Slovakia peaked at 27.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2000.
Slovakia ranks 128th 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.
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.8% | — |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | +73.9% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | -23.2% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 22.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | -22.8% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | +4.6% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 20.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.8%, 1.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 20.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.1%, 91% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Slovakia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +73.9% | 12.2% | 21.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.7% | 10.8% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 17.9% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 18.8% | 20.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Slovakia?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Slovakia was 20.2% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2000.
- How does Slovakia rank for out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure?
- Slovakia ranks 128th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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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