Out-of-pocket expenditure in IDA blend
IDA blend: Out-of-pocket expenditure was 54.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-pocket expenditure in IDA blend, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 54.3% for out-of-pocket expenditure in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure in IDA blend peaked at 65.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 54.3%, in 2023.
That places IDA blend 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.0% | — |
| 2001 | 57.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 56.9% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 64.6% | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 60.7% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 62.3% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 65.5% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 64.6% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 64.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 63.4% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 59.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 58.8% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 58.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 58.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 58.4% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 54.6% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 54.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 55.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 56.3% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 54.3% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.8% | 56.9% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 54.6% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 54.3% | 56.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 1 Armenia 80.5% compare
- 2 Bangladesh 79.3% compare
- 3 Turkmenistan 77.4% compare
- 4 Afghanistan 77.1% compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 72.4% compare
More health data for IDA blend
- Population ages 65 and above 3.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2892 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3789 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4955 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure in IDA blend?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure in IDA blend was 54.3% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 65.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.3% in 2023.
- How does IDA blend rank for out-of-pocket expenditure?
- IDA blend ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.