economic2026
Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
22.0%
Median: 10.8%
Countries Covered
120
with available data
Highest
Cote d'Ivoire
100.0%
Lowest
Belgium
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Cote d'Ivoire100.0%
2Burundi97.8%
3Yemen93.4%
4Latvia89.9%
5Syrian Arab Republic87.5%
By Region
Other32.2%(55 countries)
Asia20.8%(15 countries)
Africa19.2%(8 countries)
South America13.2%(6 countries)
North America13.2%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (100.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 22.0%)
Other (55)
Asia (15)
Africa (8)
South America (6)
North America (4)
Europe (31)
Oceania (1)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 100.0% |
| 2 | Burundi | 97.8% |
| 3 | Yemen | 93.4% |
| 4 | Latvia | 89.9% |
| 5 | Syrian Arab Republic | 87.5% |
| 6 | Guinea-Bissau | 86.5% |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 85.0% |
| 8 | Chad | 82.4% |
| 9 | Estonia | 78.3% |
| 10 | Togo | 72.4% |
| 11 | Mauritania | 69.1% |
| 12 | Uganda | 68.4% |
| 13 | Tajikistan | 68.2% |
| 14 | Republic of the Congo | 63.7% |
| 15 | Sudan | 63.3% |
| 16 | Nepal | 58.2% |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 56.2% |
| 18 | Cameroon | 54.3% |
| 19 | Angola | 51.7% |
| 20 | Republic of The Gambia | 51.6% |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 51.0% |
| 22 | Comoros | 47.8% |
| 23 | Mali | 46.6% |
| 24 | Honduras | 45.8% |
| 25 | Guatemala | 44.1% |
| 26 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 43.7% |
| 27 | Papua New Guinea | 39.5% |
| 28 | Nicaragua | 38.3% |
| 29 | Pakistan | 33.7% |
| 30 | Lithuania | 32.6% |
| 31 | Lesotho | 30.0% |
| 32 | Belize | 29.5% |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 29.2% |
| 34 | Senegal | 28.4% |
| 35 | Egypt | 26.6% |
| 36 | Paraguay | 25.2% |
| 37 | Brazil | 23.1% |
| 38 | Iceland | 22.6% |
| 39 | Cape Verde | 21.6% |
| 40 | Morocco | 20.9% |
| 41 | Botswana | 20.9% |
| 42 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 20.5% |
| 43 | India | 20.4% |
| 44 | Hungary | 20.2% |
| 45 | Haiti | 19.1% |
| 46 | Armenia | 19.0% |
| 47 | Ecuador | 18.2% |
| 48 | Indonesia | 17.3% |
| 49 | Kenya | 17.3% |
| 50 | Rwanda | 17.3% |
| 51 | Philippines | 16.6% |
| 52 | Gabon | 15.8% |
| 53 | Colombia | 15.1% |
| 54 | Bolivia | 14.3% |
| 55 | Chile | 13.8% |
| 56 | Tunisia | 13.6% |
| 57 | El Salvador | 13.3% |
| 58 | Namibia | 11.5% |
| 59 | South Africa | 11.5% |
| 60 | Russian Federation | 10.8% |
| 61 | Seychelles | 10.8% |
| 62 | Algeria | 10.8% |
| 63 | Mongolia | 10.4% |
| 64 | Ghana | 9.1% |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 8.9% |
| 66 | Mauritius | 8.8% |
| 67 | Venezuela | 8.6% |
| 68 | Mexico | 8.2% |
| 69 | Cyprus | 6.1% |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 5.7% |
| 71 | Ethiopia | 5.6% |
| 72 | Ukraine | 5.6% |
| 73 | Portugal | 5.2% |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 5.0% |
| 75 | Serbia | 5.0% |
| 76 | Montenegro | 4.7% |
| 77 | Argentina | 4.5% |
| 78 | Peru | 4.4% |
| 79 | People's Republic of China | 3.7% |
| 80 | Solomon Islands | 3.3% |
| 81 | Jamaica | 3.1% |
| 82 | Albania | 3.1% |
| 83 | Georgia | 2.6% |
| 84 | Greece | 2.3% |
| 85 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.2% |
| 86 | Israel | 1.7% |
| 87 | Bhutan | 1.6% |
| 88 | Belarus | 1.5% |
| 89 | Switzerland | 1.0% |
| 90 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.9% |
| 91 | Italy | 0.7% |
| 92 | Vanuatu | 0.7% |
| 93 | Spain | 0.7% |
| 94 | Japan | 0.5% |
| 95 | Croatia | 0.4% |
| 96 | Kazakhstan | 0.4% |
| 97 | Luxembourg | 0.4% |
| 98 | United Arab Emirates | 0.4% |
| 99 | Thailand | 0.3% |
| 100 | United States of America | 0.3% |
| 101 | Austria | 0.2% |
| 102 | Canada | 0.1% |
| 103 | France | 0.1% |
| 104 | Ireland | 0.1% |
| 105 | South Korea | 0.1% |
| 106 | Poland | 0.1% |
| 107 | Romania | 0.1% |
| 108 | Slovenia | 0.1% |
| 109 | Australia | 0.1% |
| 110 | Denmark | 0.0% |
| 111 | Finland | 0.0% |
| 112 | Germany | 0.0% |
| 113 | Kiribati | 0.0% |
| 114 | Netherlands | 0.0% |
| 115 | Norway | 0.0% |
| 116 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% |
| 117 | Slovakia | 0.0% |
| 118 | Sweden | 0.0% |
| 119 | United Kingdom | 0.0% |
| 120 | Belgium | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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