{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"sk-out-of-pocket-health-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sk-out-of-pocket-health-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sk-out-of-pocket-health-expenditure-gdp/","title":"Slovakia Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (2023)","description":"Slovakia's Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure (% of GDP): 1.5 % of GDP in 2023, unchanged YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HF), 2012–2023.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Slovakia","2023"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Slovakia","temporal_coverage":"2012/2023","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"Slovakia 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":"2012–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"12"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Slovakia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Slovakia (2023)","value":"1.5","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"12","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Slovakia Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":12,"observations":[{"period":"2012","value":1.75},{"period":"2013","value":1.74},{"period":"2014","value":1.24},{"period":"2015","value":1.24},{"period":"2016","value":1.26},{"period":"2017","value":1.26},{"period":"2018","value":1.25},{"period":"2019","value":1.32},{"period":"2020","value":1.32},{"period":"2021","value":1.48},{"period":"2022","value":1.48},{"period":"2023","value":1.49}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"1.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2022","value":"1.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2021","value":"1.5","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2019","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2018","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2017","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"1.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2014","value":"1.2","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"1.7","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"1.8","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 Slovakia 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 2023. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2012–2023 (12 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 1.8 % of GDP in 2012 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.2 in 2015. The latest reading of 1.5 in 2023 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}