Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Kenya
Kenya: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 20.6 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 20.6 for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Kenya peaked at 21.89 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.95, in 2002.
That places Kenya 159th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.19 | — |
| 2001 | 10.26 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 9.95 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 11.61 | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 12.3 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 14.02 | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 15.8 | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 18.02 | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 18.53 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 17.4 | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 17.75 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 17.66 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 20.38 | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 21.72 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 21.29 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 19.08 | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 18.47 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 15.47 | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 17.59 | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 20.81 | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 20.2 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 21.34 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 21.89 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 20.6 | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.81 | 9.95 | 18.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.02 | 15.47 | 21.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.01 | 20.2 | 21.89 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Kenya
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 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 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,758 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 18.96 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.07 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 16.1% (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 Kenya?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Kenya was 20.6 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 21.89 in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.95 in 2002.
- How does Kenya rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Kenya ranks 159th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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