Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita in Low income
Low income: Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita was 16.79 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita in Low income, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Low income recorded 16.79 current US$ for out-of-pocket expenditure per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure per capita in Low income peaked at 20.83 current US$ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.57 current US$, in 2001.
That places Low income 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita in Low income, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.39 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 6.57 current US$ | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 7.25 current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 8.05 current US$ | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 9.19 current US$ | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 10.5 current US$ | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 12.76 current US$ | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 15.58 current US$ | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 17.62 current US$ | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 16.96 current US$ | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 17.38 current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 17.48 current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.72 current US$ | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 19.44 current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 19.81 current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 20.83 current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 19.04 current US$ | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 18.59 current US$ | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 19.51 current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 16.87 current US$ | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 16.55 current US$ | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 16.48 current US$ | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 17.24 current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 16.79 current US$ | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.19 current US$ | 6.57 current US$ | 17.62 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.67 current US$ | 16.87 current US$ | 20.83 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.76 current US$ | 16.48 current US$ | 17.24 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.96 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure per capita in Low income?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita in Low income was 16.79 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure per capita recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 20.83 current US$ in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure per capita recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.57 current US$ in 2001.
- How does Low income rank for out-of-pocket expenditure per capita?
- Low income ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure per capita rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Health expenditure through out-of-pocket payments per capita in USD. Out of pocket payments are spending on health directly out of pocket by households in each country.