Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Botswana
Botswana: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 20.85 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Botswana, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 20.85 for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Botswana peaked at 25.51 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12.88, in 2016.
Botswana ranks 158th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.08 | — |
| 2001 | 19.2 | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 18.02 | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 23.63 | +31.1% |
| 2004 | 25.51 | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 23.91 | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 21.4 | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 20.67 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 18.87 | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 18.25 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 19.45 | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 19.56 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.76 | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 16.4 | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 15.57 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 13.41 | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 12.88 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 14.1 | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 22.85 | +62.0% |
| 2019 | 19.7 | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 19.13 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 20.99 | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 20.98 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.85 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.16 | 18.02 | 25.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.17 | 12.88 | 22.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.49 | 19.13 | 20.99 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More poverty & inequality data for Botswana
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.73 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 900.4 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.79 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 22.79 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 15.96 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.49 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Botswana?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Botswana was 20.85 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 25.51 in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.88 in 2016.
- How does Botswana rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Botswana ranks 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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