Mexico Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (2023)
Mexico's Out-of-Pocket Health Spending: 41.2 % of current health expenditure in 2023, +2.1pp YoY. World Bank (SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS), 2000–2023.
Mexico (2023)
41.2
% of current health expenditure
+2.1pp YoY
YoY Change
+2.1pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
24
years of data
Data
| Year | % of current health expenditure | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 41.2 | +2.1pp |
| 2022 | 39.1 | -2.3pp |
| 2021 | 41.4 | +2.6pp |
| 2020 | 38.8 | -3.5pp |
| 2019 | 42.3 | unchanged |
| 2018 | 42.3 | +0.5pp |
| 2017 | 41.8 | +0.4pp |
| 2016 | 41.4 | +0.4pp |
| 2015 | 41 | +0.1pp |
| 2014 | 40.9 | +1pp |
| 2013 | 39.9 | -0.7pp |
| 2012 | 40.6 | -0.1pp |
| 2011 | 40.7 | -2.8pp |
| 2010 | 43.5 | -3.9pp |
| 2009 | 47.4 | -1.2pp |
| 2008 | 48.6 | -3.9pp |
| 2007 | 52.5 | -1.3pp |
| 2006 | 53.8 | -0.8pp |
| 2005 | 54.6 | +0.9pp |
| 2004 | 53.7 | -2pp |
About this Dataset
Mexico recorded 41.2 % of current health expenditure in 2023. The latest change was +2.1pp. Across 2000–2023 the series ranges from 38.8 in 2020 to 55.7 in 2003.
This page tracks out-of-pocket health spending in Mexico 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 Mexico 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 55.7 % of current health expenditure in 2003 and reached its lowest recorded value of 38.8 in 2020. The latest reading of 41.2 in 2023 represents a change of +2.1pp.