Mean share of household consumption or income used on out-of-pocket health spending (%) by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
8.7%
Georgia
Lowest
1.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Median
3.2%
Years covered
35
1984–2018
Data points
445
What the numbers show
Mean share of household consumption or income used on out-of-pocket health spending (%) is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 8.7% in Georgia; the lowest is 1.0% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.2%, and the mean is 3.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 75.8%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 61.1%).
Mean share of household consumption or income used on out-of-pocket: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 8.7% | 2013 | up 75.8% | rising |
| 2 | Nicaragua | 8.3% | 2014 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 3 | India | 5.9% | 2011 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | 5.8% | 2016 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 5 | Latvia | 5.2% | 2010 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 6 | Albania | 5.1% | 2012 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 7 | Armenia | 5.0% | 2013 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 5.0% | 2016 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 4.5% | 2010 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 4.5% | 2016 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 4.2% | 2016 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 12 | Belarus | 4.2% | 2016 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 13 | Jamaica | 4.2% | 2004 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 14 | Montenegro | 4.0% | 2015 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 3.7% | 2016 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 16 | Serbia | 3.7% | 2015 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 17 | Ukraine | 3.6% | 2014 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 18 | Israel | 3.5% | 2016 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 19 | Chinese Taipei | 3.5% | 2016 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 20 | Peru | 3.4% | 2015 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 21 | Lithuania | 3.4% | 2010 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 22 | Russian Federation | 3.2% | 2014 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.2% | 2015 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 24 | United States of America | 3.2% | 2018 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 25 | Palestine, State of | 3.1% | 2016 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 26 | Mali | 3.1% | 2016 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 27 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 3.1% | 2016 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 27 | Kosovo | 3.1% | 2016 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 29 | Pakistan | 3.0% | 2015 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.8% | 2015 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 31 | Estonia | 2.7% | 2010 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 32 | Philippines | 2.7% | 2015 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 33 | Slovakia | 2.6% | 2010 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 34 | Japan | 2.6% | 2015 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 2.4% | 2008 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 2.4% | 2015 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 37 | Slovenia | 2.3% | 2012 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 38 | Croatia | 2.3% | 2010 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 39 | Hungary | 2.2% | 2015 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 40 | Canada | 2.0% | 2010 | up 34.2% | falling |
| 41 | Indonesia | 1.8% | 2015 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 42 | Mexico | 1.8% | 2012 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 43 | Türkiye | 1.6% | 2016 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.4% | 2016 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 45 | Mongolia | 1.1% | 2012 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 46 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.0% | 2013 | up 0.8% | falling |