Pakistan Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (2023)
Pakistan's Out-of-Pocket Health Spending: 52.9 % of current health expenditure in 2023, +5.5pp YoY. World Bank (SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS), 2000–2023.
Pakistan (2023)
52.9
% of current health expenditure
+5.5pp YoY
YoY Change
+5.5pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
24
years of data
Data
| Year | % of current health expenditure | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 52.9 | +5.5pp |
| 2022 | 47.4 | -3.3pp |
| 2021 | 50.7 | -4.5pp |
| 2020 | 55.2 | -0.9pp |
| 2019 | 56.1 | -0.1pp |
| 2018 | 56.2 | -1.6pp |
| 2017 | 57.8 | -4.3pp |
| 2016 | 62.1 | -2.3pp |
| 2015 | 64.4 | -1.1pp |
| 2014 | 65.5 | +2.8pp |
| 2013 | 62.7 | +1.5pp |
| 2012 | 61.2 | -4.1pp |
| 2011 | 65.3 | -2.5pp |
| 2010 | 67.8 | -0.1pp |
| 2009 | 67.9 | -2.1pp |
| 2008 | 70 | -1.7pp |
| 2007 | 71.7 | -1.1pp |
| 2006 | 72.8 | +6.9pp |
| 2005 | 65.9 | +5.1pp |
| 2004 | 60.8 | +0.3pp |
About this Dataset
Pakistan recorded 52.9 % of current health expenditure in 2023. The latest change was +5.5pp. Across 2000–2023 the series ranges from 47.4 in 2022 to 72.8 in 2006.
This page tracks out-of-pocket health spending in Pakistan 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 Pakistan 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 72.8 % of current health expenditure in 2006 and reached its lowest recorded value of 47.4 in 2022. The latest reading of 52.9 in 2023 represents a change of +5.5pp.