Benchmark · Spending & care

Out-of-pocket spending by country

Share of health spending that people pay themselves at the point of care.

In % of health spending. The latest year differs by country, so compare the year too.

Source: World Bank Open Data, Out-of-pocket spending (% of health spending). Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.

All countries, highest first

% of health spending, latest year for each.

Chart and every country
  1. 1BangladeshAPAC · 202379.3
  2. 2AfghanistanAPAC · 202377.1
  3. 3SyriaMiddle East · 202372.4
  4. 4NigeriaAfrica · 202371.9
  5. 5MyanmarAPAC · 202371.1
  6. 6YemenMiddle East · 202369.1
  7. 7NepalAPAC · 202359.4
  8. 8SudanAfrica · 202357.4
  9. 9EgyptAfrica · 202357.2
  10. 10IraqMiddle East · 202354.0
  11. 11PakistanAPAC · 202352.9
  12. 12HaitiLatin America · 202352.4
  13. 13NigerAfrica · 202351.5
  14. 14MaliAfrica · 202347.2
  15. 15EthiopiaAfrica · 202346.3
  16. 16PhilippinesAPAC · 202344.4
  17. 17IndiaAPAC · 202343.9
  18. 18Burkina FasoAfrica · 202343.8
  19. 19PalestineMiddle East · 202342.1
  20. 20MexicoLatin America · 202341.2
  21. 21DR CongoAfrica · 202338.0
  22. 22MoroccoAfrica · 202337.3
  23. 23MalaysiaAPAC · 202337.1
  24. 24JordanMiddle East · 202334.5
  25. 25ChinaAPAC · 202332.2
  26. 26UgandaAfrica · 202332.2
  27. 27IndonesiaAPAC · 202331.1
  28. 28EcuadorLatin America · 202330.9
  29. 29LebanonMiddle East · 202329.7
  30. 30RussiaEurope · 202328.4
  31. 31TanzaniaAfrica · 202327.9
  32. 32GhanaAfrica · 202326.7
  33. 33BrazilLatin America · 202326.2
  34. 34SingaporeAPAC · 202325.4
  35. 35KenyaAfrica · 202324.2
  36. 36ItalyEurope · 202422.3
  37. 37SpainEurope · 202320.9
  38. 38AustraliaAPAC · 202315.8
  39. 39CanadaNorth America · 202415.3
  40. 40UKEurope · 202414.6
  41. 41Saudi ArabiaMiddle East · 202314.1
  42. 42New ZealandAPAC · 202412.7
  43. 43JapanAPAC · 202312.2
  44. 44MalawiAfrica · 202312.0
  45. 45USNorth America · 202310.9
  46. 46GermanyEurope · 202410.7
  47. 47MozambiqueAfrica · 202310.4
  48. 48ZambiaAfrica · 202310.3
  49. 49ThailandAPAC · 20239.9
  50. 50UAEMiddle East · 20239.7
  51. 51FranceEurope · 20249.2
  52. 52QatarMiddle East · 20237.4
  53. 53South AfricaAfrica · 20236.7

Source: World Bank Open Data, Out-of-pocket spending (% of health spending), latest year for each country. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.

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Acuitas Health Analytics. Out-of-pocket spending by country, latest year. Data: World Bank. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026, from https://www.acuitashealthanalytics.com/benchmarks/out-of-pocket

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