United Arab Emirates Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (2023)
United Arab Emirates's Out-of-Pocket Health Spending: 9.7 % of current health expenditure in 2023, unchanged YoY.
United Arab Emirates (2023)
9.7
% of current health expenditure
unchanged YoY
YoY Change
unchanged
percentage points
Trend
neutral
Series length
24
years of data
Data
| Year | % of current health expenditure | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.7 | unchanged |
| 2022 | 9.7 | -0.8pp |
| 2021 | 10.5 | -0.7pp |
| 2020 | 11.2 | -1pp |
| 2019 | 12.2 | -0.5pp |
| 2018 | 12.7 | +1.3pp |
| 2017 | 11.4 | -4.6pp |
| 2016 | 16 | -1.8pp |
| 2015 | 17.8 | unchanged |
| 2014 | 17.8 | +0.6pp |
| 2013 | 17.2 | +0.5pp |
| 2012 | 16.7 | -0.2pp |
| 2011 | 16.9 | -1pp |
| 2010 | 17.9 | +1.8pp |
| 2009 | 16.1 | -9pp |
| 2008 | 25.1 | -3.8pp |
| 2007 | 28.9 | -0.8pp |
| 2006 | 29.7 | -0.4pp |
| 2005 | 30.1 | -0.3pp |
| 2004 | 30.4 | +3pp |
About this Dataset
United Arab Emirates recorded 9.7 % of current health expenditure in 2023. That is unchanged on the previous period. Across 2000–2023 the series ranges from 9.7 in 2023 to 30.4 in 2004.
This page tracks out-of-pocket health spending in United Arab Emirates as a share of current health expenditure — the portion households pay directly rather than through insurance or government schemes. A high share signals both financial-protection weakness and a larger private-pay addressable market.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks out-of-pocket health spending in United Arab Emirates as a share of current health expenditure — the portion households pay directly rather than through insurance or government schemes. A high share signals both financial-protection weakness and a larger private-pay addressable market. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2023. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2023 (24 observations).
The series peaked at 30.4 % of current health expenditure in 2004 and reached its lowest recorded value of 9.7 in 2023. The latest reading of 9.7 in 2023 is unchanged on the previous period.