Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Uruguay
Uruguay: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 354.97 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 354.97 for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 17.5% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Uruguay peaked at 354.97 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.92, in 2003.
That places Uruguay 49th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 175.97 | — |
| 2001 | 163.49 | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 94.69 | -42.1% |
| 2003 | 81.92 | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 91.34 | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 115.51 | +26.5% |
| 2006 | 119 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 135.12 | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 172.84 | +27.9% |
| 2009 | 171.42 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 213.59 | +24.6% |
| 2011 | 241.9 | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 248.72 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 268.38 | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 255.68 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 241.11 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 241.56 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 275.9 | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 278.35 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 261.69 | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 239.73 | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 252.23 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 302.18 | +19.8% |
| 2023 | 354.97 | +17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 132.13 | 81.92 | 175.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 252.69 | 213.59 | 278.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 287.28 | 239.73 | 354.97 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Uruguay
- 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 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,058 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 10.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.88 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.9% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Uruguay?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Uruguay was 354.97 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 354.97 in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.92 in 2003.
- How does Uruguay rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Uruguay ranks 49th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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