Out-of-pocket expenditure in Comoros
Comoros: Out-of-pocket expenditure was 56.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-pocket expenditure in Comoros, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 56.6% for out-of-pocket expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.0% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure in Comoros peaked at 84.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 2022.
Comoros ranks 23rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.7% | — |
| 2001 | 81.3% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 76.2% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 73.1% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 76.2% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 79.5% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 83.4% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 80.5% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | -20.4% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 65.5% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 71.3% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 63.8% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 67.2% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 61.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 55.6% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 43.5% | -21.7% |
| 2023 | 56.6% | +30.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 56.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.6%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 56.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.4%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.8% | 73.0% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 61.8% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 43.5% | 61.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure in Comoros?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure in Comoros was 56.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 2022.
- How does Comoros rank for out-of-pocket expenditure?
- Comoros ranks 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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 (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of out-of-pocket payments of total current health expenditures. Out-of-pocket payments are spending on health directly out-of-pocket by households.