Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Nigeria
Nigeria: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 43.67 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Nigeria, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Nigeria stood at 43.67.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.2% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Nigeria peaked at 73.58 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.32, in 2000.
Nigeria ranks 129th 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.32 | — |
| 2001 | 10.91 | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 11.41 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 27.61 | +142.0% |
| 2004 | 27.64 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 34.47 | +24.7% |
| 2006 | 44.83 | +30.1% |
| 2007 | 47.46 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 56.35 | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 48.94 | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 56.13 | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 59.96 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 64.03 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 69.01 | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 73.58 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 66.79 | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 56.78 | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 54.42 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 48.3 | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 48.35 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 50.72 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 62.42 | +23.1% |
| 2022 | 61.71 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 43.67 | -29.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.99 | 10.32 | 56.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.73 | 48.3 | 73.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.63 | 43.67 | 62.42 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More poverty & inequality data for Nigeria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 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 4.48 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,558 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 0.607 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.17 (2007)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.2% (2007)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Nigeria?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Nigeria was 43.67 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 73.58 in 2014.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.32 in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Nigeria ranks 129th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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