{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"us-out-of-pocket-health-spending","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/us-out-of-pocket-health-spending","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/us-out-of-pocket-health-spending/","title":"United States Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (2023)","description":"United States's Out-of-Pocket Health Spending: 10.9 % of current health expenditure in 2023, -0.1pp YoY. World Bank (SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS), 2000–2023.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","World Bank","United States","2023"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United States","temporal_coverage":"2000/2023","unit":"% of current health expenditure","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"United States 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=US"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"24"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United States"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United States (2023)","value":"10.9","unit":"% of current health expenditure","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"24","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United States Out-of-Pocket Health Spending"}],"observation_count":24,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":15.11737442},{"period":"2001","value":14.41595078},{"period":"2002","value":14.32717609},{"period":"2003","value":14.1500597},{"period":"2004","value":13.973526},{"period":"2005","value":13.9126749},{"period":"2006","value":13.67793274},{"period":"2007","value":13.59674549},{"period":"2008","value":13.35935974},{"period":"2009","value":12.64764786},{"period":"2010","value":12.36788654},{"period":"2011","value":12.32011318},{"period":"2012","value":12.33532524},{"period":"2013","value":12.28278923},{"period":"2014","value":11.9760685},{"period":"2015","value":11.75374031},{"period":"2016","value":11.62600517},{"period":"2017","value":11.34881878},{"period":"2018","value":11.32081032},{"period":"2019","value":11.30872917},{"period":"2020","value":10.06959915},{"period":"2021","value":10.72964573},{"period":"2022","value":10.96877766},{"period":"2023","value":10.92723846}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of current health expenditure"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"10.9","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"11.0","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"10.7","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"10.1","yoyChange":"-1.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"11.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2018","value":"11.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2017","value":"11.3","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"11.6","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"11.8","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"12.0","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"12.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"12.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"12.3","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"12.4","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"12.6","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"13.4","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"13.6","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"13.7","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"13.9","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2004","value":"14.0","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks out-of-pocket health spending in United States 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 15.1 % of current health expenditure in 2000 and reached its lowest recorded value of 10.1 in 2020. The latest reading of 10.9 in 2023 represents a change of -0.1pp."}]}