Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Canada
Canada: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 940.56 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Canada, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Canada recorded 940.56 for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Canada peaked at 940.56 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 325.19, in 2001.
Canada ranks 12th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 330.14 | — |
| 2001 | 325.19 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 339.62 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 386.6 | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 442.77 | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 502.31 | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 597.13 | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 653.79 | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 690.62 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 660.88 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 790.24 | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 818.83 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 827.34 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 795.11 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 766.53 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 684.94 | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 725.27 | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 774.76 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 786.71 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 786.67 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 770.73 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 926.21 | +20.2% |
| 2022 | 935.39 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 940.56 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 492.9 | 325.19 | 690.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 775.64 | 684.94 | 827.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 893.22 | 770.73 | 940.56 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More poverty & inequality data for Canada
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,695 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -9.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.78 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.8% (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 2.8 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.052 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Canada?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Canada was 940.56 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 940.56 in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 325.19 in 2001.
- How does Canada rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Canada ranks 12th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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