Out-of-pocket expenditure in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Out-of-pocket expenditure was 47.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-pocket expenditure in Lower middle income, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-pocket expenditure in Lower middle income stood at 47.0%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure in Lower middle income peaked at 64.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2023.
That places Lower middle income 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.0% | — |
| 2001 | 64.3% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 63.8% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 64.9% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 63.3% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 63.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 62.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 62.4% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 61.2% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 59.4% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 59.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 57.2% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 57.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 59.6% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 58.6% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 58.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 57.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 53.3% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 52.2% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 51.5% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 50.2% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 47.5% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 47.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 47.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.9% | 59.4% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.5% | 51.5% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 47.0% | 50.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure in Lower middle income?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure in Lower middle income was 47.0% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2023.
- How does Lower middle income rank for out-of-pocket expenditure?
- Lower middle income ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.