Out-of-pocket health spending in United States
Households paid 10.9% of current health spending in United States directly out of pocket in 2023.
United States, 2023
10.9%
Change from 2022
0percentage points
World, 2023
17.3%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
15.8%
Position in 2023
164th of 192
Out-of-pocket health spending in United States over time
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% of current health expenditure. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United States | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.9% | 17.3% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | 17.2% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | 17.0% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | 16.4% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | 18.0% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | 18.1% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | 18.1% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | 18.2% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | 18.4% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | 18.7% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | 19.0% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | 18.8% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | 18.6% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | 18.5% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | 18.3% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | 18.9% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | 18.9% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | 18.8% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | 18.7% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | 18.5% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | 18.6% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | 18.6% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | 18.9% |
| 2000 | 15.1% | 19.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 11.0% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 12.3%, the figure has changed by −1.4 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2023, United States has the 164th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 17.3%.
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