{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ng-out-of-pocket-health-spending","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ng-out-of-pocket-health-spending","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ng-out-of-pocket-health-spending/","title":"Nigeria Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (2023)","description":"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.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","World Bank","Nigeria","2023"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Nigeria","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":"Nigeria 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=NG"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"24"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Nigeria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Nigeria (2023)","value":"71.9","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-3.8pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-3.8pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"24","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Nigeria Out-of-Pocket Health Spending"}],"observation_count":24,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":60.16206741},{"period":"2001","value":60.74782181},{"period":"2002","value":65.04915619},{"period":"2003","value":72.81436157},{"period":"2004","value":64.54787445},{"period":"2005","value":65.97051239},{"period":"2006","value":70.45880127},{"period":"2007","value":70.93754578},{"period":"2008","value":72.75693512},{"period":"2009","value":74.47493744},{"period":"2010","value":76.87748718},{"period":"2011","value":74.72514343},{"period":"2012","value":72.84432983},{"period":"2013","value":70.92673492},{"period":"2014","value":71.85419464},{"period":"2015","value":71.89007568},{"period":"2016","value":75.18703461},{"period":"2017","value":77.38787079},{"period":"2018","value":75.94579315},{"period":"2019","value":71.49702454},{"period":"2020","value":74.67578125},{"period":"2021","value":76.24337006},{"period":"2022","value":75.73786163},{"period":"2023","value":71.90481567}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"71.9","yoyChange":"-3.8pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"75.7","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"76.2","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"74.7","yoyChange":"+3.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"71.5","yoyChange":"-4.4pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"75.9","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"77.4","yoyChange":"+2.2pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"75.2","yoyChange":"+3.3pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"71.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2014","value":"71.9","yoyChange":"+1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"70.9","yoyChange":"-1.9pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"72.8","yoyChange":"-1.9pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"74.7","yoyChange":"-2.2pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"76.9","yoyChange":"+2.4pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"74.5","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"72.8","yoyChange":"+1.9pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"70.9","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"70.5","yoyChange":"+4.5pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"66.0","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2004","value":"64.5","yoyChange":"-8.3pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"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 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."}]}