{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"eg-out-of-pocket-health-spending","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/eg-out-of-pocket-health-spending","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/eg-out-of-pocket-health-spending/","title":"Egypt Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (2023)","description":"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.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","World Bank","Egypt","2023"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Egypt","temporal_coverage":"2000/2023","unit":"% of current health expenditure","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"Egypt 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=EG"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"24"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Egypt"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Egypt (2023)","value":"57.2","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+3.5pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+3.5pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"24","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Egypt Out-of-Pocket Health Spending"}],"observation_count":24,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":62.48934937},{"period":"2001","value":63.8256073},{"period":"2002","value":63.76679611},{"period":"2003","value":65.40507507},{"period":"2004","value":64.55256653},{"period":"2005","value":64.58325958},{"period":"2006","value":60.41719818},{"period":"2007","value":60.32749176},{"period":"2008","value":61.82380295},{"period":"2009","value":60.43681335},{"period":"2010","value":62.62810135},{"period":"2011","value":60.49510574},{"period":"2012","value":60.88405991},{"period":"2013","value":57.93513489},{"period":"2014","value":55.12137222},{"period":"2015","value":58.8299675},{"period":"2016","value":58.99694824},{"period":"2017","value":56.39825058},{"period":"2018","value":62.61043167},{"period":"2019","value":62.50646591},{"period":"2020","value":59.31352997},{"period":"2021","value":54.90198135},{"period":"2022","value":53.72835159},{"period":"2023","value":57.19506836}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"57.2","yoyChange":"+3.5pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"53.7","yoyChange":"-1.2pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"54.9","yoyChange":"-4.4pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"59.3","yoyChange":"-3.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"62.5","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"62.6","yoyChange":"+6.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"56.4","yoyChange":"-2.6pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"59.0","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"58.8","yoyChange":"+3.7pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"55.1","yoyChange":"-2.8pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"57.9","yoyChange":"-3pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"60.9","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"60.5","yoyChange":"-2.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"62.6","yoyChange":"+2.2pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"60.4","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"61.8","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"60.3","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"60.4","yoyChange":"-4.2pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"64.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2004","value":"64.6","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"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 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."}]}