Out-of-pocket expenditure on healthcare

In 2024, Ireland's out-of-pocket expenditure on healthcare decreased by 6.1% compared to 2023, reaching 21.2.

Ireland ranks 14th out of 16 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 16.2% (from 25.3 in 2019).

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