Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Colombia
Colombia: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 83.58 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Colombia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Colombia stood at 83.58.
That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Colombia peaked at 99.65 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.16, in 2003.
Colombia ranks 108th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.44 | — |
| 2001 | 18.55 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 15.19 | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 11.16 | -26.5% |
| 2004 | 21.96 | +96.8% |
| 2005 | 34.4 | +56.7% |
| 2006 | 43.06 | +25.2% |
| 2007 | 59.6 | +38.4% |
| 2008 | 79.07 | +32.7% |
| 2009 | 69.16 | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 76.93 | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 76.86 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.69 | +27.1% |
| 2013 | 99.65 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 95.76 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 72.4 | -24.4% |
| 2016 | 70.07 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 76.44 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 79.17 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 74.79 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 67.41 | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 77.89 | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 72.89 | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 83.58 | +14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.06 | 11.16 | 79.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.98 | 70.07 | 99.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.44 | 67.41 | 83.58 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More poverty & inequality data for Colombia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.65 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,422 kg per hectare (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 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.22 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Colombia?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Colombia was 83.58 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.65 in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.16 in 2003.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Colombia ranks 108th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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