Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Namibia
Namibia: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 29.75 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Namibia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Namibia is 29.75, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Namibia peaked at 60.07 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.91, in 2002.
That places Namibia 147th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.21 | — |
| 2001 | 13.45 | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 11.91 | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 18.41 | +54.6% |
| 2004 | 22.49 | +22.1% |
| 2005 | 23.2 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 24.5 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 26.88 | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 28.4 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 32.64 | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 48.2 | +47.6% |
| 2011 | 58.26 | +20.9% |
| 2012 | 60.07 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 47.92 | -20.2% |
| 2014 | 40.87 | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 34.92 | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 31.6 | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 34.97 | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 35.62 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 31.55 | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 25.84 | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 32.76 | +26.8% |
| 2022 | 31.59 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 29.75 | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.61 | 11.91 | 32.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.4 | 31.55 | 60.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.99 | 25.84 | 32.76 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 144 Thailand 32.44 compare
- 145 Guinea 32.28 compare
- 146 Burkina Faso 31.44 compare
- 148 Haiti 28.52 compare
- 149 Sao Tome and Principe 28.5 compare
- 150 Côte d'Ivoire 28.05 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Namibia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.21 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 451.2 (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 -7.5 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.98 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 26.98 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -3.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.448 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Namibia?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Namibia was 29.75 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.07 in 2012.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.91 in 2002.
- How does Namibia rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Namibia ranks 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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