{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"in-out-of-pocket-health-spending","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/in-out-of-pocket-health-spending","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/in-out-of-pocket-health-spending/","title":"India Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (2023)","description":"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.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","World Bank","India","2023"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"India","temporal_coverage":"2000/2023","unit":"% of current health expenditure","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"India 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=IN"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"24"},{"label":"Geography","value":"India"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"India (2023)","value":"43.9","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.6pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.6pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"24","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"India Out-of-Pocket Health Spending"}],"observation_count":24,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":71.70202637},{"period":"2001","value":74.1062088},{"period":"2002","value":73.3739624},{"period":"2003","value":73.42475128},{"period":"2004","value":72.48267365},{"period":"2005","value":73.14936829},{"period":"2006","value":72.25708008},{"period":"2007","value":70.81672668},{"period":"2008","value":69.14794159},{"period":"2009","value":66.75775146},{"period":"2010","value":65.18476868},{"period":"2011","value":62.22489929},{"period":"2012","value":63.00013733},{"period":"2013","value":69.07303619},{"period":"2014","value":67.01399994},{"period":"2015","value":64.66441345},{"period":"2016","value":63.20619965},{"period":"2017","value":55.11247635},{"period":"2018","value":53.22994614},{"period":"2019","value":52.00421143},{"period":"2020","value":49.51094055},{"period":"2021","value":45.10914612},{"period":"2022","value":44.54133987},{"period":"2023","value":43.88510513}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"43.9","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"44.5","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"45.1","yoyChange":"-4.4pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"49.5","yoyChange":"-2.5pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"52.0","yoyChange":"-1.2pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"53.2","yoyChange":"-1.9pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"55.1","yoyChange":"-8.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"63.2","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"64.7","yoyChange":"-2.3pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"67.0","yoyChange":"-2.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"69.1","yoyChange":"+6.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"63.0","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"62.2","yoyChange":"-3.0pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"65.2","yoyChange":"-1.6pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"66.8","yoyChange":"-2.3pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"69.1","yoyChange":"-1.7pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"70.8","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"72.3","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"73.1","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2004","value":"72.5","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"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 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."}]}