Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. GDP per capita in Czechia
Czechia: Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. GDP per capita was 14.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. GDP per capita in Czechia, 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
Czechia recorded 14.1% for share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. gdp per capita in Czechia peaked at 16.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2002.
Czechia ranks 148th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. GDP per capita in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.2% | — |
| 2001 | 10.6% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +17.0% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | -22.6% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 14.1% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 10.0% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 13.9% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 11.1% | 14.6% | 5 |
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 8.62 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 791.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 10.50 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -22.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 964.82 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. gdp per capita in Czechia?
- Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. gdp per capita in Czechia was 14.1% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. gdp per capita recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2002.
- How does Czechia rank for share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. gdp per capita?
- Czechia ranks 148th 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 Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.