Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. GDP per capita in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. GDP per capita was 19.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. GDP per capita in Liechtenstein, 2013–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. gdp per capita in Liechtenstein stood at 19.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. gdp per capita in Liechtenstein peaked at 23.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2020.
Liechtenstein ranks 129th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. GDP per capita in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 19.3% | — |
| 2014 | 20.5% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 23.3% | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | +0.8% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 19.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.8%, 1.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 19.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 91% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.4% | 19.3% | 23.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.0% | 19.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
More economy & growth data for Liechtenstein
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 106,693 current LCU per person (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.3514 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 72,670 current LCU per person (2023)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 12.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5743 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 118,747 current US$ per person (2023)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2023)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.516 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8689 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 4.92 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. gdp per capita in Liechtenstein?
- Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. gdp per capita in Liechtenstein was 19.7% in 2023, 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. gdp per capita recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2020.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. gdp per capita?
- Liechtenstein ranks 129th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.