Saudi Arabia Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (2023)
Saudi Arabia's Out-of-Pocket Health Spending: 14.1 % of current health expenditure in 2023, +1.3pp YoY. World Bank (SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS), 2000–2023.
Saudi Arabia (2023)
14.1
% of current health expenditure
+1.3pp YoY
YoY Change
+1.3pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
24
years of data
Data
| Year | % of current health expenditure | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14.1 | +1.3pp |
| 2022 | 12.8 | +2.6pp |
| 2021 | 10.2 | +0.1pp |
| 2020 | 10.1 | -1.3pp |
| 2019 | 11.4 | -4.5pp |
| 2018 | 15.9 | +1.6pp |
| 2017 | 14.3 | -0.2pp |
| 2016 | 14.5 | +0.1pp |
| 2015 | 14.4 | +1.3pp |
| 2014 | 13.1 | -1.3pp |
| 2013 | 14.4 | -0.8pp |
| 2012 | 15.2 | -0.4pp |
| 2011 | 15.6 | -3.3pp |
| 2010 | 18.9 | +0.5pp |
| 2009 | 18.4 | -1pp |
| 2008 | 19.4 | +2.7pp |
| 2007 | 16.7 | +1.3pp |
| 2006 | 15.4 | -1.1pp |
| 2005 | 16.5 | -1.7pp |
| 2004 | 18.2 | +0.2pp |
About this Dataset
Saudi Arabia recorded 14.1 % of current health expenditure in 2023. The latest change was +1.3pp. Across 2000–2023 the series ranges from 10.1 in 2020 to 19.4 in 2008.
This page tracks out-of-pocket health spending in Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia 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 19.4 % of current health expenditure in 2008 and reached its lowest recorded value of 10.1 in 2020. The latest reading of 14.1 in 2023 represents a change of +1.3pp.