{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ro-out-of-pocket-health-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ro-out-of-pocket-health-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ro-out-of-pocket-health-expenditure-gdp/","title":"Romania Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (2024)","description":"Romania's Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure (% of GDP): 1.4 % of GDP in 2024, +0.1pp YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HF), 2011–2024.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Romania","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Romania","temporal_coverage":"2011/2024","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Romania Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_SHA11_HF/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2011–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"14"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Romania"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Romania (2024)","value":"1.4","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"14","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Romania Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":14,"observations":[{"period":"2011","value":1.09},{"period":"2012","value":1.01},{"period":"2013","value":1.05},{"period":"2014","value":1.02},{"period":"2015","value":1.05},{"period":"2016","value":1.05},{"period":"2017","value":1.06},{"period":"2018","value":1.08},{"period":"2019","value":1.08},{"period":"2020","value":1.19},{"period":"2021","value":1.36},{"period":"2022","value":1.25},{"period":"2023","value":1.32},{"period":"2024","value":1.35}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2022","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"1.2","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"1.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2018","value":"1.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2017","value":"1.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"1.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2015","value":"1.1","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"1.0","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"1.1","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"1.0","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"1.1","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks household out-of-pocket health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Romania from 2005 to present. Higher OOP spending signals weaker universal coverage. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2011–2024 (14 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 1.4 % of GDP in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1 in 2012. The latest reading of 1.4 in 2024 represents a change of +0.1pp."}]}