Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. GDP per capita in Austria
Austria: Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. GDP per capita was 16.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. GDP per capita in Austria, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2024, share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. gdp per capita in Austria stood at 16.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. gdp per capita in Austria peaked at 20.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2021.
Austria ranks 139th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. GDP per capita in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.8% | — |
| 2001 | 19.5% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 19.5% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2% | 18.6% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 18.8% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.0% | 17.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. gdp per capita in Austria?
- Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. gdp per capita in Austria was 16.5% in 2024, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. gdp per capita recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. gdp per capita recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2021.
- How does Austria rank for share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. gdp per capita?
- Austria ranks 139th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Out-of-pocket spending on healthcare as percent of total current healthcare expenditure vs. GDP per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.