{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"br-out-of-pocket-health-spending","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/br-out-of-pocket-health-spending","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/br-out-of-pocket-health-spending/","title":"Brazil Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (2023)","description":"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.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","World Bank","Brazil","2023"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Brazil","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":"Brazil 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=BR"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"24"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Brazil"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Brazil (2023)","value":"26.2","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"24","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Brazil Out-of-Pocket Health Spending"}],"observation_count":24,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":36.59222031},{"period":"2001","value":37.80702972},{"period":"2002","value":36.40619659},{"period":"2003","value":35.47386169},{"period":"2004","value":35.3658371},{"period":"2005","value":35.87643814},{"period":"2006","value":34.37126541},{"period":"2007","value":33.09412003},{"period":"2008","value":30.88409233},{"period":"2009","value":31.21031952},{"period":"2010","value":29.38520432},{"period":"2011","value":29.29958534},{"period":"2012","value":29.68202972},{"period":"2013","value":28.17706871},{"period":"2014","value":28.18024635},{"period":"2015","value":24.70735931},{"period":"2016","value":24.42057228},{"period":"2017","value":24.46793365},{"period":"2018","value":24.82529449},{"period":"2019","value":24.87984657},{"period":"2020","value":26.09086418},{"period":"2021","value":25.26789093},{"period":"2022","value":27.25102234},{"period":"2023","value":26.23070717}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"26.2","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"27.3","yoyChange":"+2.0pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"25.3","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"26.1","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"24.9","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"24.8","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"24.5","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"24.4","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"24.7","yoyChange":"-3.5pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"28.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"28.2","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"29.7","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"29.3","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"29.4","yoyChange":"-1.8pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"31.2","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"30.9","yoyChange":"-2.2pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"33.1","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"34.4","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"35.9","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2004","value":"35.4","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"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 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."}]}