Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Spain
Spain: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required was 0.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Spain, 2003–2022
Source: Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Spain is 0.7%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Spain peaked at 1.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2003.
That places Spain 104th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.4% | — |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +27.3% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -27.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -22.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Spain?
- Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required in Spain was 0.7% in 2022, according to Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2003.
- How does Spain rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required?
- Spain ranks 104th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out-of-pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.