Myanmar's out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure) was 71.13% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 1.11 percentage points from 72.23% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 71.13% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 76.45% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 72.23% | 2013 |
| Highest | 85.9% | 2001 |
| Lowest | 54.1% | 2021 |
| Average since 2014 | 70.48% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 85.66% | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Myanmar's out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure) rose 5.99 percentage points on 2022 (from 65.14% to 71.13%).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was −0.93 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.96 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 11.04 percentage points in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 18.47 percentage points in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 8% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Myanmar had the 8th highest value of the 168 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | 71.13% | 2023 |
| World | 17.33% | 2023 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 26% | 2023 |
| Lower middle income | 47.01% | 2023 |
Closest to Myanmar in the 2023 ranking
- Afghanistan — 4th of 168: 77.14%
- Syrian Arab Republic — 5th of 168: 72.4%
- Nigeria — 6th of 168: 71.9%
- Yemen, Rep. — 8th of 168: 69.13%
- Cameroon — 9th of 168: 67.65%
- Equatorial Guinea — 10th of 168: 65.98%
What this measures
Share of out-of-pocket payments of total current health expenditures. Out-of-pocket payments are spending on health directly out-of-pocket by households.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 24 values
| Year | Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 71.13 |
| 2022 | 65.14 |
| 2021 | 54.1 |
| 2020 | 72.57 |
| 2019 | 76.56 |
| 2018 | 76.45 |
| 2017 | 75.69 |
| 2016 | 76.67 |
| 2015 | 70.45 |
| 2014 | 66.04 |
| 2013 |
Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in nearby economies
- Australia — 15.85% (2023)
- Brunei Darussalam — 7.41% (2023)
- Cambodia — 60.6% (2023)
- China — 32.17% (2023)
- Fiji — 8.31% (2023)
- Indonesia — 31.08% (2023)
- Japan — 12.24% (2023)
- Kiribati — 2.91% (2023)
- Korea, Rep. — 33.74% (2024)
More health data for Myanmar
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 7.7% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 8.22% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 6.43 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 23.33% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 6.78 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 24.84% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 13.21 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 24.08% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 7.88% (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Myanmar's out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure)?
- 71.13% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is down 14.53 percentage points from 85.66% in 2000. The highest value was 85.9% in 2001 and the lowest 54.1% in 2021.
- How does Myanmar rank?
- 8th highest of 168 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure) unusual for Myanmar?
- In 2023, Myanmar's out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure) rose 5.99 percentage points on 2022 (from 65.14% to 71.13%). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was −0.93 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.96 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: http://apps.who.int/nha/database Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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