Countries Where Patients Pay the Most Out of Pocket 2023
Source:
World Bank
Key Findings
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Armenia leads in Out-of-pocket health spending (% of current health expenditure) with 80.47 in 2023.
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Average Out-of-pocket health spending (% of current health expenditure) in 2023: 67.44 · median: 65.31.
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Gap in 2023: Armenia is 1.4× larger than Sudan.
About This Dataset
Countries Where Patients Pay the Most Out of Pocket 2023
The 20 countries where patients themselves pay the largest share of health spending in 2023, rather than the state or insurance. Armenia is highest at 80.47%, ahead of Bangladesh at 79.31% and Turkmenistan at 77.39%. Data covers 192 countries and territories.
Analysis
The median country funds 27.64% of its health spending out of patients' own pockets, against 80.47% in Armenia. A high share is a measure of financial risk: it means illness is paid for at the point of use rather than pooled through taxes or insurance.
Data Insights
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Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank
- Coverage
- 20 entities · 2023 · 20 observations
- Measure
- Out-of-pocket health spending (% of current health expenditure)
- Last updated
- 31 August 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2023.
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