{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ca-out-of-pocket-health-spending","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-out-of-pocket-health-spending","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-out-of-pocket-health-spending/","title":"Canada Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (2024)","description":"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.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","World Bank","Canada","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Canada","temporal_coverage":"2000/2024","unit":"% of current health expenditure","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Canada 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=CA"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"25"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Canada"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Canada (2024)","value":"15.3","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"25","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Canada Out-of-Pocket Health Spending"}],"observation_count":25,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":16.60520935},{"period":"2001","value":15.92599487},{"period":"2002","value":15.9083395},{"period":"2003","value":15.2514801},{"period":"2004","value":15.28786945},{"period":"2005","value":15.36829376},{"period":"2006","value":15.88811302},{"period":"2007","value":15.61163616},{"period":"2008","value":15.50515175},{"period":"2009","value":15.17220497},{"period":"2010","value":15.61454868},{"period":"2011","value":15.16354275},{"period":"2012","value":14.99191856},{"period":"2013","value":14.56241226},{"period":"2014","value":14.71277905},{"period":"2015","value":14.70200253},{"period":"2016","value":15.60679913},{"period":"2017","value":15.82835293},{"period":"2018","value":15.56946564},{"period":"2019","value":15.42836094},{"period":"2020","value":13.6503973},{"period":"2021","value":14.22434807},{"period":"2022","value":14.96067905},{"period":"2023","value":15.20306873},{"period":"2024","value":15.27733707}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"15.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"15.2","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"15.0","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"14.2","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"13.7","yoyChange":"-1.7pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"15.4","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"15.6","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"15.8","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"15.6","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"14.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2014","value":"14.7","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"14.6","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"15.0","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"15.2","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"15.6","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"15.2","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"15.5","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"15.6","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"15.9","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"15.4","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"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."}]}