Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in United States of America
United States of America: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 1,472 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in United States of America, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 1,472 for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in United States of America peaked at 1,472 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 687.62, in 2000.
United States of America ranks 3rd 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 687.62 | — |
| 2001 | 706.62 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 763.34 | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 811.12 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 848.45 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 894.39 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 930.44 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 972.67 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 983.91 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 963.1 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 969.16 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 987.55 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1,019 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 1,033 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1,053 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1,081 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1,109 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1,115 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1,153 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1,193 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 1,173 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1,296 | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 1,381 | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 1,472 | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 856.17 | 687.62 | 983.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,071 | 969.16 | 1,193 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,330 | 1,173 | 1,472 | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 1 Switzerland 2,596 compare
- 2 Liechtenstein 2,266 compare
- 4 Belgium 1,276 compare
- 5 Norway 1,136 compare
- 6 Malta 1,121 compare
More poverty & inequality data for United States of America
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 8,414 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 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 24.85 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 24.8% (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 United States of America?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in United States of America was 1,472 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 1,472 in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 687.62 in 2000.
- How does United States of America rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- United States of America ranks 3rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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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