Table 3 Convergence results for out-of-pocket health expenditure indicators
Sample | Countries | b Ì‚ Coeff | SE | t-stat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Panel A: OOPHE per capita log-t and club clustering test results | ||||
 Overall (40) | All the selected countries | 1.126a | 0.009 | -119.432 |
 Club 1 (6) | Algeria | Equatorial Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Morocco | Sudan |Tunisia | 0.292 | 0.081 | 3.589 |
 Club 2 (23) | Angola | Burkina Faso | Cameroon | Cabo Verde | Central African Republic | Chad | Comoros | Congo, Rep. | Cote d'Ivoire | Gabon | Ghana | Guinea | Kenya | Mauritania |Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | South Africa | Eswatini | Togo | Uganda | -0.035 | 0.027 | -1.278 |
 Club 3 (3) | Benin | Botswana | Rwanda | 0.416 | 0.053 | 7.895 |
 Club 4 (3) | Gambia, The | Mali | Tanzania | 0.983 | 0.144 | 6.822 |
 Club 5 (4) |  | 1.191 | 0.102 | 11.651 |
 Divergence club (1) | Mauritius |  |  |  |
Panel A1: Club Merging test results | ||||
 Club 1+2 |  | -0.690a | 0.008 | -91.393 |
 Club 2+3 |  | -0.307a | 0.016 | -19.119 |
 Club 3+4 |  | 0.438 | 0.060 | 7.356 |
 Club 4+5 |  | 0.565 | 0.082 | 6.902 |
Panel A2: Final club classifications test results | ||||
 Final club 1 (6) | Algeria | Equatorial Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Morocco | Sudan |Tunisia | 0.292 | 0.081 | 3.589 |
 Final club 2 (23) | Angola | Burkina Faso | Cameroon | Cabo Verde | Central African Republic | Chad | Comoros | Congo, Rep. | Cote d'Ivoire | Gabon | Ghana | Guinea | Kenya | Mauritania |Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | South Africa | Eswatini | Togo | Uganda | -0.035 | 0.027 | -1.278 |
 Final club 3 (10) | Benin | Botswana | Burundi | Congo, Dem. Rep. | Gambia, The | Madagascar | Mali | Rwanda | Tanzania | Zambia | 0.030 | 0.025 | 1.221 |
 Divergence club (1) | Mauritius |  |  |  |
Panel B: OOPHE as a percentage of THE log-t and club clustering test results | ||||
 Overall (40) | All the selected countries | -1.366a | 0.007 | -186.576 |
 Club 1(15) | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Comoros | Congo, Dem. Rep. | Equatorial Guinea | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Sudan | Togo | Tunisia | Uganda | 0.358 | 0.068 | 5.254 |
 Club 2 (4) | Algeria | Benin | Mali | Niger | 0.485 | 0.106 | 4.552 |
 Club 3 (11) | Angola | Burkina Faso | Cabo Verde | Congo, Rep. | Cote d'Ivoire | Gambia, The | Ghana | Madagascar | Mauritania |Mauritius | Morocco | 0.583 | 0.155 | 3.756 |
 Club 4 (3) | Gabon | Eswatini | Tanzania | 0.462 | 0.127 | 3.642 |
 Club 5 (3) | Namibia | Rwanda | Zambia | 0.184 | 0.054 | 3.396 |
 Divergence club (4) | Botswana | Burundi | Kenya | South Africa | -1.736a | 0.009 | -184.195 |
Panel B1: Club Merging test results | ||||
 Club 1+2 |  | -0.112a | 0.031 | -3.610 |
 Club 2+3 |  | 0.398 | 0.121 | 3.289 |
 Club 3+4 |  | -0.851a | 0.017 | -51.705 |
 Club 4+5 |  | 0.127 | 0.056 | 2.288 |
Panel B2: Final club classification results | ||||
 Final club 1(15) | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Comoros | Congo, Dem. Rep. | Equatorial Guinea | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Sudan | Togo | Tunisia | Uganda | 0.358 | 0.068 | 5.254 |
 Final club 2 (15) | Algeria | Angola | Benin | Burkina Faso | Cabo Verde | Congo, Rep. | Cote d'Ivoire | Gambia, The | Ghana | Madagascar | Mali | Mauritania | Mauritius | Morocco | Niger | 0.398 | 0.121 | 3.289 |
 Final club 3 (6) | Gabon | Namibia | Rwanda | Eswatini | Tanzania | Zambia | 0.127 | 0.056 | 2.288 |
 Divergence club (4) | Botswana | Burundi | Kenya | South Africa | -1.736a | 0.009 | -184.195 |