Out-of-pocket expenditure in Micronesia, Federated States of
Micronesia, Federated States of: Out-of-pocket expenditure was 2.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-pocket expenditure in Micronesia, Federated States of, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Micronesia, Federated States of recorded 2.6% for out-of-pocket expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure in Micronesia, Federated States of peaked at 5.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2016.
Micronesia, Federated States of ranks 190th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure in Micronesia, Federated States of, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.8% | — |
| 2001 | 4.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -26.4% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +57.1% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -1.7% |
Micronesia, Federated States of compared with similar countries
- Micronesia, Federated States of's 2.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.1%, 9% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia, Federated States of's 2.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.2%, 21% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-pocket expenditure in Micronesia, Federated States of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +57.1% | 3.2% | 5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.2% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 4 |
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More health data for Micronesia, Federated States of
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure in Micronesia, Federated States of was 2.6% 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 Micronesia, Federated States of?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure recorded in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2016.
- How does Micronesia, Federated States of rank for out-of-pocket expenditure?
- Micronesia, Federated States of ranks 190th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure rising or falling in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Micronesia, Federated States of 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.