Out-of-pocket expenditure on healthcare

In 2021, Ireland's out-of-pocket expenditure on healthcare increased by 0.8% compared to 2020, reaching 23.1.

Ireland accounts for 78.3% of the EU-27 total of 29.5.

Ireland ranks 22nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 14.4% (from 26.9 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_sp310, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.