Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in India
India: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 37.16 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in India, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in India stood at 37.16.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in India peaked at 38.31 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.25, in 2000.
That places India 139th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.25 | — |
| 2001 | 14.63 | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 14.79 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 16.08 | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 18.07 | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 20.11 | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 21.23 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 25.23 | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 26.04 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 25.41 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 29.2 | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 29.98 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 30.53 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 38.31 | +25.5% |
| 2014 | 37.76 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 37.59 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 37.75 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 31.23 | -17.3% |
| 2018 | 30.59 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 31.56 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 31.6 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 34.08 | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 36.31 | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 37.16 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.48 | 13.25 | 26.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.45 | 29.2 | 38.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.79 | 31.6 | 37.16 | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More poverty & inequality data for India
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 1.98 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,632 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 0.8468 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.32 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.3% (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 India?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in India was 37.16 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 38.31 in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.25 in 2000.
- How does India rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- India ranks 139th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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