Australia Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (2023)
Australia's Out-of-Pocket Health Spending: 15.8 % of current health expenditure in 2023, +0.7pp YoY. World Bank (SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS), 2000–2023.
Australia (2023)
15.8
% of current health expenditure
+0.7pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.7pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
24
years of data
Data
| Year | % of current health expenditure | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15.8 | +0.7pp |
| 2022 | 15.1 | +0.6pp |
| 2021 | 14.5 | -0.7pp |
| 2020 | 15.2 | +0.2pp |
| 2019 | 15 | -1.5pp |
| 2018 | 16.5 | +0.2pp |
| 2017 | 16.3 | -0.3pp |
| 2016 | 16.6 | -0.3pp |
| 2015 | 16.9 | -0.9pp |
| 2014 | 17.8 | -1.7pp |
| 2013 | 19.5 | -0.4pp |
| 2012 | 19.9 | +0.7pp |
| 2011 | 19.2 | -0.5pp |
| 2010 | 19.7 | +0.6pp |
| 2009 | 19.1 | +0.1pp |
| 2008 | 19 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 19 | -0.7pp |
| 2006 | 19.7 | +0.1pp |
| 2005 | 19.6 | +0.4pp |
| 2004 | 19.2 | +0.1pp |
About this Dataset
Australia recorded 15.8 % of current health expenditure in 2023. The latest change was +0.7pp. Across 2000–2023 the series ranges from 14.5 in 2021 to 21 in 2000.
This page tracks out-of-pocket health spending in Australia 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 Australia 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 21 % of current health expenditure in 2000 and reached its lowest recorded value of 14.5 in 2021. The latest reading of 15.8 in 2023 represents a change of +0.7pp.