Nigeria Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (2023)
Nigeria's Out-of-Pocket Health Spending: 71.9 % of current health expenditure in 2023, -3.8pp YoY. World Bank (SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS), 2000–2023.
Nigeria (2023)
71.9
% of current health expenditure
-3.8pp YoY
YoY Change
-3.8pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
24
years of data
Data
| Year | % of current health expenditure | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 71.9 | -3.8pp |
| 2022 | 75.7 | -0.5pp |
| 2021 | 76.2 | +1.5pp |
| 2020 | 74.7 | +3.2pp |
| 2019 | 71.5 | -4.4pp |
| 2018 | 75.9 | -1.5pp |
| 2017 | 77.4 | +2.2pp |
| 2016 | 75.2 | +3.3pp |
| 2015 | 71.9 | unchanged |
| 2014 | 71.9 | +1pp |
| 2013 | 70.9 | -1.9pp |
| 2012 | 72.8 | -1.9pp |
| 2011 | 74.7 | -2.2pp |
| 2010 | 76.9 | +2.4pp |
| 2009 | 74.5 | +1.7pp |
| 2008 | 72.8 | +1.9pp |
| 2007 | 70.9 | +0.4pp |
| 2006 | 70.5 | +4.5pp |
| 2005 | 66 | +1.5pp |
| 2004 | 64.5 | -8.3pp |
About this Dataset
Nigeria recorded 71.9 % of current health expenditure in 2023. The latest change was -3.8pp. Across 2000–2023 the series ranges from 60.2 in 2000 to 77.4 in 2017.
This page tracks out-of-pocket health spending in Nigeria 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 Nigeria 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 77.4 % of current health expenditure in 2017 and reached its lowest recorded value of 60.2 in 2000. The latest reading of 71.9 in 2023 represents a change of -3.8pp.