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Proportion of population facing impoverishing out-of-pocket health expenditure, based on the societal poverty line (%)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
16.8%
Median: 13.3%
Countries Covered
61
with available data
Highest
Central African Republic
50.6%
Lowest
Andorra
3.6%
Top 5 Countries
1Central African Republic50.6%
2Nigeria42.2%
3Mali36.9%
4Niger35.7%
5Guinea-Bissau34.1%
By Region
Africa32.7%(2 countries)
Other19.2%(32 countries)
Asia18.5%(9 countries)
South America13.7%(3 countries)
North America12.5%(3 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (3.6%)High (50.6%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 16.8%)
Africa (2)
Other (32)
Asia (9)
South America (3)
North America (3)
Europe (12)
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 | Central African Republic | 50.6% |
| 2 | Nigeria | 42.2% |
| 3 | Mali | 36.9% |
| 4 | Niger | 35.7% |
| 5 | Guinea-Bissau | 34.1% |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 33.9% |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 33.6% |
| 8 | Cameroon | 32.5% |
| 9 | Benin | 28.9% |
| 10 | Philippines | 28.6% |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 27.6% |
| 12 | Senegal | 26.7% |
| 13 | Togo | 26.2% |
| 14 | Indonesia | 25.2% |
| 15 | Cote d'Ivoire | 24.2% |
| 16 | Peru | 23.4% |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 23.2% |
| 18 | India | 22.3% |
| 19 | Mongolia | 21.9% |
| 20 | Paraguay | 20.2% |
| 21 | Vietnam | 19.5% |
| 22 | Jamaica | 19.3% |
| 23 | State of Palestine | 18.8% |
| 24 | Nepal | 18.5% |
| 25 | Guatemala | 18.5% |
| 26 | Tunisia | 18.3% |
| 27 | Georgia | 18.0% |
| 28 | Malaysia | 15.8% |
| 29 | Cambodia | 14.1% |
| 30 | Mexico | 13.6% |
| 31 | Greece | 13.3% |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 12.6% |
| 33 | Israel | 11.7% |
| 34 | Portugal | 11.5% |
| 35 | Chile | 11.4% |
| 36 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 11.3% |
| 37 | Armenia | 11.0% |
| 38 | Bolivia | 11.0% |
| 39 | Suriname | 9.9% |
| 40 | Spain | 9.2% |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 8.7% |
| 42 | Cyprus | 8.7% |
| 43 | Bhutan | 8.6% |
| 44 | Serbia | 8.5% |
| 45 | Slovakia | 8.1% |
| 46 | Madagascar | 8.1% |
| 47 | Mauritius | 7.9% |
| 48 | Belarus | 7.8% |
| 49 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.3% |
| 50 | Czech Republic | 7.2% |
| 51 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 7.1% |
| 52 | Tonga | 6.7% |
| 53 | Colombia | 6.3% |
| 54 | United Kingdom | 6.2% |
| 55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.2% |
| 56 | United States of America | 5.3% |
| 57 | Moldova, Republic of | 5.3% |
| 58 | South Korea | 4.5% |
| 59 | Slovenia | 4.3% |
| 60 | Lithuania | 4.1% |
| 61 | Andorra | 3.6% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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