Singapore Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (2023)
Singapore's Out-of-Pocket Health Spending: 25.4 % of current health expenditure in 2023, +1.9pp YoY. World Bank (SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS), 2000–2023.
Singapore (2023)
25.4
% of current health expenditure
+1.9pp YoY
YoY Change
+1.9pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
24
years of data
Data
| Year | % of current health expenditure | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 25.4 | +1.9pp |
| 2022 | 23.5 | unchanged |
| 2021 | 23.5 | -0.9pp |
| 2020 | 24.4 | -4pp |
| 2019 | 28.4 | -0.7pp |
| 2018 | 29.1 | -3pp |
| 2017 | 32.1 | -0.5pp |
| 2016 | 32.6 | -0.5pp |
| 2015 | 33.1 | -0.2pp |
| 2014 | 33.3 | -2.9pp |
| 2013 | 36.2 | -1.5pp |
| 2012 | 37.7 | -1.9pp |
| 2011 | 39.6 | -1.9pp |
| 2010 | 41.5 | -1.8pp |
| 2009 | 43.3 | -3.2pp |
| 2008 | 46.5 | -2pp |
| 2007 | 48.5 | -0.3pp |
| 2006 | 48.8 | -1.2pp |
| 2005 | 50 | -1pp |
| 2004 | 51 | +2.5pp |
About this Dataset
Singapore recorded 25.4 % of current health expenditure in 2023. The latest change was +1.9pp. Across 2000–2023 the series ranges from 23.5 in 2021 to 55.6 in 2001.
This page tracks out-of-pocket health spending in Singapore 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 Singapore 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 55.6 % of current health expenditure in 2001 and reached its lowest recorded value of 23.5 in 2021. The latest reading of 25.4 in 2023 represents a change of +1.9pp.