{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"pk-out-of-pocket-health-spending","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pk-out-of-pocket-health-spending","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pk-out-of-pocket-health-spending/","title":"Pakistan Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (2023)","description":"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.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","World Bank","Pakistan","2023"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Pakistan","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":"Pakistan 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=PK"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"24"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Pakistan"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Pakistan (2023)","value":"52.9","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+5.5pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+5.5pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"24","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Pakistan Out-of-Pocket Health Spending"}],"observation_count":24,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":57.3422699},{"period":"2001","value":55.79309845},{"period":"2002","value":50.96485519},{"period":"2003","value":60.46445465},{"period":"2004","value":60.75031281},{"period":"2005","value":65.86717224},{"period":"2006","value":72.83744049},{"period":"2007","value":71.69874573},{"period":"2008","value":69.98925781},{"period":"2009","value":67.87589264},{"period":"2010","value":67.75833893},{"period":"2011","value":65.34801483},{"period":"2012","value":61.15657806},{"period":"2013","value":62.74438858},{"period":"2014","value":65.50695038},{"period":"2015","value":64.43975067},{"period":"2016","value":62.12799454},{"period":"2017","value":57.8424263},{"period":"2018","value":56.24115753},{"period":"2019","value":56.08301163},{"period":"2020","value":55.23900604},{"period":"2021","value":50.67523956},{"period":"2022","value":47.36522675},{"period":"2023","value":52.93231964}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"52.9","yoyChange":"+5.5pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"47.4","yoyChange":"-3.3pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"50.7","yoyChange":"-4.5pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"55.2","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"56.1","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"56.2","yoyChange":"-1.6pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"57.8","yoyChange":"-4.3pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"62.1","yoyChange":"-2.3pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"64.4","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"65.5","yoyChange":"+2.8pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"62.7","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"61.2","yoyChange":"-4.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"65.3","yoyChange":"-2.5pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"67.8","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"67.9","yoyChange":"-2.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"70.0","yoyChange":"-1.7pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"71.7","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"72.8","yoyChange":"+6.9pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"65.9","yoyChange":"+5.1pp"},{"year":"2004","value":"60.8","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"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 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."}]}