Out-of-pocket expenditure as a share of current health expenditure (WHO). Source: WHO Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 8 Aug 2026.
| Period | Out-of-Pocket Health Spending |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.3% |
| 2022 | 8.9% |
| 2021 | 7.1% |
| 2020 | 8.1% |
| 2019 | 7.3% |
| 2018 | 10.3% |
| 2017 | 10.7% |
| 2016 | 12.1% |
| 2015 | 12.3% |
| 2014 | 13.8% |
| 2013 | 11.7% |
| 2012 | 12.6% |
54 countries carry a recent out-of-pocket share of health spending figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
165 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Zambia, grouped by topic.