India Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (2023)
India's Out-of-Pocket Health Spending: 43.9 % of current health expenditure in 2023, -0.6pp YoY. World Bank (SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS), 2000–2023.
India (2023)
43.9
% of current health expenditure
-0.6pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.6pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
24
years of data
Data
| Year | % of current health expenditure | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 43.9 | -0.6pp |
| 2022 | 44.5 | -0.6pp |
| 2021 | 45.1 | -4.4pp |
| 2020 | 49.5 | -2.5pp |
| 2019 | 52 | -1.2pp |
| 2018 | 53.2 | -1.9pp |
| 2017 | 55.1 | -8.1pp |
| 2016 | 63.2 | -1.5pp |
| 2015 | 64.7 | -2.3pp |
| 2014 | 67 | -2.1pp |
| 2013 | 69.1 | +6.1pp |
| 2012 | 63 | +0.8pp |
| 2011 | 62.2 | -3pp |
| 2010 | 65.2 | -1.6pp |
| 2009 | 66.8 | -2.3pp |
| 2008 | 69.1 | -1.7pp |
| 2007 | 70.8 | -1.5pp |
| 2006 | 72.3 | -0.8pp |
| 2005 | 73.1 | +0.6pp |
| 2004 | 72.5 | -0.9pp |
About this Dataset
India recorded 43.9 % of current health expenditure in 2023. The latest change was -0.6pp. Across 2000–2023 the series ranges from 43.9 in 2023 to 74.1 in 2001.
This page tracks out-of-pocket health spending in India 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 India 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 74.1 % of current health expenditure in 2001 and reached its lowest recorded value of 43.9 in 2023. The latest reading of 43.9 in 2023 represents a change of -0.6pp.