Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in World
World: Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure was 30.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
30.3%
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
8th
of 11 groups
All-time high
37.0%
in 2000
All-time low
29.2%
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in World, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
World recorded 30.3% for out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in World peaked at 37.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.0% | — |
| 2001 | 36.5% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 36.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 36.4% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 35.1% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 34.7% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 34.3% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 32.7% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 32.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 31.9% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 29.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 30.3% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.5% | 33.3% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 31.4% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 29.2% | 30.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in World?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in World was 30.3% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 2021.
- How does World rank for out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure?
- World ranks 8th out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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