{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ru-out-of-pocket-health-spending","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ru-out-of-pocket-health-spending","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ru-out-of-pocket-health-spending/","title":"Russia Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (2023)","description":"Russia's Out-of-Pocket Health Spending: 28.4 % of current health expenditure in 2023, +0.8pp YoY. World Bank (SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS), 2000–2023.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","World Bank","Russia","2023"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Russia","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":"Russia 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=RU"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"24"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Russia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Russia (2023)","value":"28.4","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.8pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.8pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"24","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Russia Out-of-Pocket Health Spending"}],"observation_count":24,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":30.20886612},{"period":"2001","value":30.79232025},{"period":"2002","value":31.21293449},{"period":"2003","value":33.27987289},{"period":"2004","value":33.80615234},{"period":"2005","value":31.93187904},{"period":"2006","value":31.12683678},{"period":"2007","value":31.44804764},{"period":"2008","value":31.54885483},{"period":"2009","value":34.58216476},{"period":"2010","value":35.32572556},{"period":"2011","value":34.19445038},{"period":"2012","value":33.39754486},{"period":"2013","value":34.83225632},{"period":"2014","value":35.82570648},{"period":"2015","value":38.6463356},{"period":"2016","value":40.48464966},{"period":"2017","value":40.49308395},{"period":"2018","value":38.31166458},{"period":"2019","value":36.57374573},{"period":"2020","value":24.88454437},{"period":"2021","value":28.73763466},{"period":"2022","value":27.5860157},{"period":"2023","value":28.39422226}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"28.4","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"27.6","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"28.7","yoyChange":"+3.8pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"24.9","yoyChange":"-11.7pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"36.6","yoyChange":"-1.7pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"38.3","yoyChange":"-2.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"40.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"40.5","yoyChange":"+1.9pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"38.6","yoyChange":"+2.8pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"35.8","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"34.8","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"33.4","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"34.2","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"35.3","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"34.6","yoyChange":"+3.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"31.5","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"31.4","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"31.1","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"31.9","yoyChange":"-1.9pp"},{"year":"2004","value":"33.8","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks out-of-pocket health spending in Russia 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 40.5 % of current health expenditure in 2017 and reached its lowest recorded value of 24.9 in 2020. The latest reading of 28.4 in 2023 represents a change of +0.8pp."}]}