{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ae-out-of-pocket-health-spending","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ae-out-of-pocket-health-spending","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ae-out-of-pocket-health-spending/","title":"United Arab Emirates Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (2023)","description":"United Arab Emirates's Out-of-Pocket Health Spending: 9.7 % of current health expenditure in 2023, unchanged YoY.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","World Bank","United Arab Emirates","2023"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United Arab Emirates","temporal_coverage":"2000/2023","unit":"% of current health expenditure","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"United Arab Emirates Out-of-Pocket Health Spending","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS?locations=AE"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"24"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United Arab Emirates"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United Arab Emirates (2023)","value":"9.7","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"24","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United Arab Emirates Out-of-Pocket Health Spending"}],"observation_count":24,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":22.08343506},{"period":"2001","value":15.08593273},{"period":"2002","value":28.04150772},{"period":"2003","value":27.45693016},{"period":"2004","value":30.40838051},{"period":"2005","value":30.13919067},{"period":"2006","value":29.70960617},{"period":"2007","value":28.87625122},{"period":"2008","value":25.13651848},{"period":"2009","value":16.1003685},{"period":"2010","value":17.94574356},{"period":"2011","value":16.88403702},{"period":"2012","value":16.73880386},{"period":"2013","value":17.15579414},{"period":"2014","value":17.807827},{"period":"2015","value":17.78964996},{"period":"2016","value":15.99159431},{"period":"2017","value":11.41661835},{"period":"2018","value":12.69611263},{"period":"2019","value":12.23162079},{"period":"2020","value":11.21054459},{"period":"2021","value":10.46759415},{"period":"2022","value":9.71845818},{"period":"2023","value":9.66616821}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"9.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2022","value":"9.7","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"10.5","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"11.2","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"12.2","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"12.7","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"11.4","yoyChange":"-4.6pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"16.0","yoyChange":"-1.8pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"17.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2014","value":"17.8","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"17.2","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"16.7","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"16.9","yoyChange":"-1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"17.9","yoyChange":"+1.8pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"16.1","yoyChange":"-9.0pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"25.1","yoyChange":"-3.8pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"28.9","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"29.7","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"30.1","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2004","value":"30.4","yoyChange":"+3.0pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"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."}]}