In 2022, U.S. out-of-pocket health care payments was reported to come to an average of 1,424.6 U.S. dollars per capita. In the U.S., especially out-of-pocket payments for prescribed drugs can be very high.This statistic depicts the per capita out-of-pocket health care payments in the United States from 1970 to 2022.

In 2022, Mexico's out-of-pocket health payments from households accounted for 39 percent of the total health expenditure in the country, down from approximately 41 percent registered a year prior. This figure decreased by about five percentage points compared to 2010, when out-of-pocket expenditure represented 44 percent of the total health spending in the country. As of the last year depicted, Mexican households allocated over 32 billion U.S. dollars to health care.

In 2022, household out-of-pocket health spending in Brazil amounted to approximately 48.8 billion U.S. dollars, the highest value since 2017 and equivalent to 23 percent of the country's total health expenditure. Figures showed an overall downward trend since 2010, when household spending on health reached more than 51.6 billion U.S. dollars, and the figure has fluctuated since 2015.

The out-of-pocket (OOP) payments of households in the Philippines accounted for 44.4 percent of the current health expenditure in 2023. This indicated a downward trend from 2014, with a minimal fluctuation in 2022.

In 2023, Guatemala was the country in the Latin American and Caribbean region with the highest out-of-pocket expenditure as a share of total health expenditure, with 58 percent. Grenada followed, with out-of-pocket health spending from households accounting for 54 percent of the total health expenditure. Meanwhile, Jamaica reported the lowest share in the region, with eleven percent.

In 2022, Brazil's out-of-pocket health payments accounted for 27 percent of the country's total health expenditure, up from 25 percent reported a year earlier. This figure decreased by two percentage points compared to 2010, when household out-of-pocket expenditure represented around 29 percent of the total health spending in Brazil. In 2021, the South American nation spent approximately 10 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on health.

According to the data, 13.4 percent of residents aged under 65 in Wyoming had high out-of-pocket costs relative to their annual household income in 2020-2021. This statistic depicts the percentage of people in the U.S. with high out-of-pocket medical costs in 2020-2021, by state.

In 2022, the share of out-of-pocket spending accounted for over 20 percent of the total healthcare spending in Belgium, the highest share reported in the provided time interval. This statistic represents out-of-pocket spending as a share of total healthcare spending in Belgium from 2013 to 2022.

Out-of-pocket expenditure by Italian households on long-term health care increased throughout the period from 2012 to 2023. Indeed, as the graph shows, after starting at nearly 3.5 billion euros in 2012, out-of-pocket spending on long-term health care in Italy reached approximately 4.4 billion euros in 2023. This statistic shows the household out-of-pocket expenditure for long-term health care in Italy from 2012 to 2023.

As of 2021, individuals in Nigeria directed slightly over 76 percent of their out-of-pocket spending towards healthcare. This increased from the preceding year. In 2005, the share stood at 66 percent.

In 2022, household out-of-pocket health expenditure in Argentina amounted to around 16.4 billion U.S. dollars, one of the lowest values observed during the analyzed period and an equivalent to 26 percent of total health expenditure in the country. This figure peaked in 2015, after out-of-pocket disbursements attained 17.11 billion U.S. dollars.

As of 2021, individuals in Ghana directed slightly over 27 percent of their out-of-pocket spending towards healthcare. In the previous years considered, the share was relatively higher, reaching 37.1 percent in 2005.

In 2023, Colombia's out-of-pocket health payments from households accounted for approximately 15 percent of the total health expenditure in the country. This figure declined by around two percentage points compared to the beginning of the decade, when out-of-pocket spending on health represented 17 percent of Colombia's total health expenditure. As of 2023, Colombian households spent over four billion U.S. dollars on health care.

In 2022, household out-of-pocket health expenditure in Haiti amounted to approximately 290 million U.S. dollars, up from 288 million U.S. dollars recorded a year prior. The figure showed an overall upward trend throughout the analyzed decade, increasing by about 59 percent compared to 2010, when household spending on healthcare totaled 182 million U.S. dollars. During the last year depicted, its neighboring country, the Dominican Republic, recorded an out-of-pocket health expenditure of 1.4 billion U.S. dollars.

In 2022, the out-of-pocket health care payments in Canada were projected to come to an average of approximately 1189 Canadian dollars per capita, an increase from the previous year. This statistic depicts the per capita out-of-pocket health care payments in Canada from 2010 to 2022.

In 2023, Chile's out-of-pocket health payments accounted for 35 percent of the total health expenditure in the country, up from 33 percent reported two years earlier. This figure increased one percentage point compared to 2010, when out-of-pocket spending on health represented 34 percent of the total health expenditure in Chile. In the last year depicted, Chilean households spent approximately 11 billion U.S. dollars on health care.

In 2022, Venezuela's out-of-pocket health payments from households accounted for 25 percent of total health expenditure in the country, down from approximately 28 percent reported a year prior. This figure decreased by about 14 percentage points compared to 2010, when out-of-pocket health spending represented 39 percent of the total health expenditure in the country. Moreover, household out-of-pocket spending on health amounted to around 1.4 billion U.S. dollars during the last year depicted

In financial year 2020 in India, 47 percent of out-of-pocket spending for medical purposes was made at pharmacies. The next leading category for out-of-pocket medical expenditure was private general hospitals, accounting for 31 percent of out-of-pocket spending.

In 2021, Indians spent around 50 percent of their total health spending as out-of-pocket expenditure. This was at 74 percent in fiscal year 2001, showing a gradual decrease in the share of healthcare expenses that people pay directly to the providers. However, India ranked as one of the poorest in terms of this indicator and common people incurred heavy expenses due to health care.

Generally, the out-of-pocket share of total healthcare spending of Italian household had a slight fluctuation over the analyzed years. The highest value was registered in 2017 when it reached a share of almost 24 percent. However, in 2020 there was a decline in its shares, which could be attributed to a large increase in overall healthcare spending in 2020. This statistic represents the out-of-pocket spending as a share of total healthcare spending in Italy from 2008 to 2023.