Population with household spending on health greater than 25% of total household budget (SDG 3.8.2, reported data) (%) by country

Countries reporting
41
Highest
11.4%
Nicaragua
Lowest
0.0%
Kazakhstan
Median
1.5%
Years covered
30
1992–2021
Data points
444

What the numbers show

Population with household spending on health greater than 25% of total household budget (SDG 3.8.2, reported data) (%) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 11.4% in Nicaragua; the lowest is 0.0% in Kazakhstan.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.5%, and the mean is 2.3%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 379.

Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 2,725.0%), and the largest decrease in Côte d'Ivoire (down 83.6%).

Population with household spending on health greater than 25% of: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nicaragua 11.4% 2014 up 227.0% volatile
2 Georgia 7.2% 2013 up 143.4% rising
3 India 6.9% 2017 up 120.7% rising
4 Albania 5.9% 2012 down 8.3% rising
5 Egypt 5.3% 2017 up 640.8% volatile
6 Latvia 4.4% 2016 up 208.5% rising
7 Uganda 4.2% 2016 up 66.0% volatile
7 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.2% 2021 up 28.9% rising
9 Armenia 3.7% 2016 down 28.3% falling
10 Bulgaria 2.9% 2018 up 191.0% volatile
11 Nepal 2.5% 2016 up 180.7% rising
12 Viet Nam 2.2% 2020 down 6.7% falling
13 Korea 2.2% 2018 down 29.4% falling
14 Lithuania 2.1% 2008 up 28.2% rising
15 Romania 2.0% 2016 up 6.8% rising
16 Republic of Moldova 2.0% 2021 down 46.4% falling
17 Peru 1.8% 2021 down 17.8% falling
18 Mexico 1.6% 2020 up 71.3% rising
19 Estonia 1.6% 2005 volatile
19 Burkina Faso 1.6% 2018 up 164.4% volatile
21 North Macedonia 1.5% 2019 up 183.3% volatile
22 Mongolia 1.3% 2021 up 1,072.7% volatile
23 Ukraine 1.2% 2019 up 54.3% falling
24 Hungary 1.2% 2007 up 125.9% rising
25 Montenegro 1.2% 2015 up 266.7% volatile
26 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.2% 2021 down 57.8% volatile
27 Türkiye 1.1% 2009 down 19.6% falling
28 Pakistan 1.1% 2018 up 2,725.0% volatile
28 Poland 1.1% 2013 down 21.5% rising
30 El Salvador 1.0% 2019 rising
31 Sri Lanka 0.9% 2016 up 22.4% rising
32 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% 2020 up 161.8% volatile
33 Indonesia 0.9% 2018 up 175.0% rising
34 Côte d'Ivoire 0.8% 2018 down 83.6% volatile
35 Belarus 0.8% 2021 up 64.6% volatile
36 Serbia 0.6% 2019 up 1.7% falling
37 Ethiopia 0.5% 2018 up 150.0% volatile
38 Slovakia 0.5% 2010 up 62.1% rising
39 Thailand 0.3% 2021 down 13.3% volatile
40 Russian Federation 0.1% 2004 down 78.1% volatile
41 Kazakhstan 0.0% 2015 volatile

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Indicator
Population with household spending on health greater than 25% of total household budget (SDG 3.8.2, reported data) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
41 places, 444 data points, 1992–2021
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