Out-of-pocket expenditure in Low income
Low income: Out-of-pocket expenditure was 44.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-pocket expenditure in Low income, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-pocket expenditure in Low income is 44.5%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure in Low income peaked at 53.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 44.5%, in 2023.
Low income ranks 12th of 47 groups 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.9% | — |
| 2001 | 51.2% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 52.7% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 51.9% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 50.5% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 52.1% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 52.8% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 49.3% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 49.4% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 48.9% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 51.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 48.0% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 45.8% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 44.7% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 45.8% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 44.5% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.6% | 49.3% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 48.0% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.2% | 44.5% | 45.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 9 Cameroon 67.7% compare
- 10 Equatorial Guinea 66.0% compare
- 11 Azerbaijan 64.6% compare
- 12 Togo 64.3% compare
- 13 Uzbekistan 64.1% compare
- 14 Liberia 63.2% compare
- 15 Tajikistan 62.4% compare
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0225 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, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0218 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure in Low income?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure in Low income was 44.5% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.5% in 2023.
- How does Low income rank for out-of-pocket expenditure?
- Low income ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% 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.