Brazil Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (2023)
Brazil's Out-of-Pocket Health Spending: 26.2 % of current health expenditure in 2023, -1.1pp YoY. World Bank (SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS), 2000–2023.
Brazil (2023)
26.2
% of current health expenditure
-1.1pp YoY
YoY Change
-1.1pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
24
years of data
Data
| Year | % of current health expenditure | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 26.2 | -1.1pp |
| 2022 | 27.3 | +2pp |
| 2021 | 25.3 | -0.8pp |
| 2020 | 26.1 | +1.2pp |
| 2019 | 24.9 | +0.1pp |
| 2018 | 24.8 | +0.3pp |
| 2017 | 24.5 | +0.1pp |
| 2016 | 24.4 | -0.3pp |
| 2015 | 24.7 | -3.5pp |
| 2014 | 28.2 | unchanged |
| 2013 | 28.2 | -1.5pp |
| 2012 | 29.7 | +0.4pp |
| 2011 | 29.3 | -0.1pp |
| 2010 | 29.4 | -1.8pp |
| 2009 | 31.2 | +0.3pp |
| 2008 | 30.9 | -2.2pp |
| 2007 | 33.1 | -1.3pp |
| 2006 | 34.4 | -1.5pp |
| 2005 | 35.9 | +0.5pp |
| 2004 | 35.4 | -0.1pp |
About this Dataset
Brazil recorded 26.2 % of current health expenditure in 2023. The latest change was -1.1pp. Across 2000–2023 the series ranges from 24.4 in 2016 to 37.8 in 2001.
This page tracks out-of-pocket health spending in Brazil 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 Brazil 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 37.8 % of current health expenditure in 2001 and reached its lowest recorded value of 24.4 in 2016. The latest reading of 26.2 in 2023 represents a change of -1.1pp.