Out-of-pocket expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Out-of-pocket expenditure was 32.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-pocket expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 32.2% for out-of-pocket expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 58.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 2022.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.8% | — |
| 2001 | 58.6% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 57.8% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 56.0% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 54.5% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 54.5% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 52.3% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 48.4% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 45.6% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 42.6% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 41.3% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 40.7% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 39.7% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 38.6% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 36.8% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 35.4% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 36.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 35.2% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 34.6% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 33.8% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 31.7% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 32.2% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.6% | 42.6% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 35.2% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 31.7% | 34.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 32.2% 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 2022.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for out-of-pocket expenditure?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high 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 (% 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.