Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Zambia
Zambia: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 8.18 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Zambia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Zambia stood at 8.18.
The figure is up 21.7% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Zambia peaked at 15.08 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.87, in 2020.
Zambia ranks 183rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.74 | — |
| 2001 | 7.35 | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 6.6 | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 7.6 | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 9.32 | +22.5% |
| 2005 | 11.74 | +26.0% |
| 2006 | 15.08 | +28.4% |
| 2007 | 12.67 | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 12.62 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 8.72 | -30.9% |
| 2010 | 8.54 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 7.84 | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 8.74 | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 9.75 | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 9.04 | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 7.03 | -22.2% |
| 2016 | 6.72 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 7.56 | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 7.18 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 6.17 | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 4.87 | -21.0% |
| 2021 | 5.3 | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 6.72 | +26.9% |
| 2023 | 8.18 | +21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.84 | 6.6 | 15.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.86 | 6.17 | 9.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.27 | 4.87 | 8.18 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Zambia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 4.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,344 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 -4.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.23 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 16.2% (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 Zambia?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Zambia was 8.18 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.08 in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.87 in 2020.
- How does Zambia rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Zambia ranks 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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