Egypt Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (2023)
Egypt's Out-of-Pocket Health Spending: 57.2 % of current health expenditure in 2023, +3.5pp YoY. World Bank (SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS), 2000–2023.
Egypt (2023)
57.2
% of current health expenditure
+3.5pp YoY
YoY Change
+3.5pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
24
years of data
Data
| Year | % of current health expenditure | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 57.2 | +3.5pp |
| 2022 | 53.7 | -1.2pp |
| 2021 | 54.9 | -4.4pp |
| 2020 | 59.3 | -3.2pp |
| 2019 | 62.5 | -0.1pp |
| 2018 | 62.6 | +6.2pp |
| 2017 | 56.4 | -2.6pp |
| 2016 | 59 | +0.2pp |
| 2015 | 58.8 | +3.7pp |
| 2014 | 55.1 | -2.8pp |
| 2013 | 57.9 | -3pp |
| 2012 | 60.9 | +0.4pp |
| 2011 | 60.5 | -2.1pp |
| 2010 | 62.6 | +2.2pp |
| 2009 | 60.4 | -1.4pp |
| 2008 | 61.8 | +1.5pp |
| 2007 | 60.3 | -0.1pp |
| 2006 | 60.4 | -4.2pp |
| 2005 | 64.6 | unchanged |
| 2004 | 64.6 | -0.9pp |
About this Dataset
Egypt recorded 57.2 % of current health expenditure in 2023. The latest change was +3.5pp. Across 2000–2023 the series ranges from 53.7 in 2022 to 65.4 in 2003.
This page tracks out-of-pocket health spending in Egypt 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 Egypt 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 65.4 % of current health expenditure in 2003 and reached its lowest recorded value of 53.7 in 2022. The latest reading of 57.2 in 2023 represents a change of +3.5pp.