China Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (2023)
China's Out-of-Pocket Health Spending: 32.2 % of current health expenditure in 2023, +0.6pp YoY. World Bank (SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS), 2000–2023.
China (2023)
32.2
% of current health expenditure
+0.6pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.6pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
24
years of data
Data
| Year | % of current health expenditure | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 32.2 | +0.6pp |
| 2022 | 31.6 | -2.8pp |
| 2021 | 34.4 | -0.4pp |
| 2020 | 34.8 | -0.4pp |
| 2019 | 35.2 | -0.6pp |
| 2018 | 35.8 | -0.3pp |
| 2017 | 36.1 | +0.2pp |
| 2016 | 35.9 | +0.8pp |
| 2015 | 35.1 | -1.5pp |
| 2014 | 36.6 | -1.6pp |
| 2013 | 38.2 | -1pp |
| 2012 | 39.2 | -1.1pp |
| 2011 | 40.3 | -0.5pp |
| 2010 | 40.8 | -2.7pp |
| 2009 | 43.5 | -3.9pp |
| 2008 | 47.4 | -3.9pp |
| 2007 | 51.3 | -4.7pp |
| 2006 | 56 | -1.7pp |
| 2005 | 57.7 | -1.1pp |
| 2004 | 58.8 | -1.9pp |
About this Dataset
China recorded 32.2 % of current health expenditure in 2023. The latest change was +0.6pp. Across 2000–2023 the series ranges from 31.6 in 2022 to 64.2 in 2001.
This page tracks out-of-pocket health spending in China 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 China 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 64.2 % of current health expenditure in 2001 and reached its lowest recorded value of 31.6 in 2022. The latest reading of 32.2 in 2023 represents a change of +0.6pp.