Canada Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (2024)
Canada's Out-of-Pocket Health Spending: 15.3 % of current health expenditure in 2024, +0.1pp YoY. World Bank (SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS), 2000–2024.
Canada (2024)
15.3
% of current health expenditure
+0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
25
years of data
Data
| Year | % of current health expenditure | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.3 | +0.1pp |
| 2023 | 15.2 | +0.2pp |
| 2022 | 15 | +0.8pp |
| 2021 | 14.2 | +0.5pp |
| 2020 | 13.7 | -1.7pp |
| 2019 | 15.4 | -0.2pp |
| 2018 | 15.6 | -0.2pp |
| 2017 | 15.8 | +0.2pp |
| 2016 | 15.6 | +0.9pp |
| 2015 | 14.7 | unchanged |
| 2014 | 14.7 | +0.1pp |
| 2013 | 14.6 | -0.4pp |
| 2012 | 15 | -0.2pp |
| 2011 | 15.2 | -0.4pp |
| 2010 | 15.6 | +0.4pp |
| 2009 | 15.2 | -0.3pp |
| 2008 | 15.5 | -0.1pp |
| 2007 | 15.6 | -0.3pp |
| 2006 | 15.9 | +0.5pp |
| 2005 | 15.4 | +0.1pp |
About this Dataset
Canada recorded 15.3 % of current health expenditure in 2024. The latest change was +0.1pp. Across 2000–2024 the series ranges from 13.7 in 2020 to 16.6 in 2000.
This page tracks out-of-pocket health spending in Canada 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 Canada 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 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2024 (25 observations).
The series peaked at 16.6 % of current health expenditure in 2000 and reached its lowest recorded value of 13.7 in 2020. The latest reading of 15.3 in 2024 represents a change of +0.1pp.