Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Switzerland
Switzerland: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 2,596 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Switzerland, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Switzerland stood at 2,596. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Switzerland peaked at 2,596 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,102, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,102 | — |
| 2001 | 1,130 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1,220 | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 1,433 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 1,609 | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 1,537 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 1,547 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,674 | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 1,875 | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 1,903 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1,840 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 2,153 | +17.0% |
| 2012 | 2,071 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 2,106 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 2,141 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 2,028 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 1,957 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 2,017 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 2,094 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 2,104 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2,133 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 2,392 | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 2,377 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 2,596 | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,503 | 1,102 | 1,903 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,051 | 1,840 | 2,153 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,374 | 2,133 | 2,596 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 2 Liechtenstein 2,266 compare
- 3 United States of America 1,472 compare
- 4 Belgium 1,276 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Switzerland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 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 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,706 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 -6.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.79 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 26.8% (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 Switzerland?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Switzerland was 2,596 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,596 in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,102 in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Switzerland ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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