Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 7.28 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea is 7.28, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Papua New Guinea peaked at 7.51 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.61, in 2001.
That places Papua New Guinea 184th 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.78 | — |
| 2001 | 1.61 | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 1.8 | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 1.93 | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 2.18 | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 2.25 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.44 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 2.58 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 3.02 | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 3.8 | +25.9% |
| 2010 | 4.83 | +27.3% |
| 2011 | 6.43 | +32.9% |
| 2012 | 6.48 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 5.04 | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 5.3 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 5.59 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 5.48 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.97 | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 5.67 | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 5.71 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 5.83 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 6.32 | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 7.51 | +18.8% |
| 2023 | 7.28 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.34 | 1.61 | 3.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.55 | 4.83 | 6.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.73 | 5.83 | 7.51 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More poverty & inequality data for Papua New Guinea
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 3.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,787 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 -0.7978 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 15.83 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 15.8% (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 Papua New Guinea?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Papua New Guinea was 7.28 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.51 in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 in 2001.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 184th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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