Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Japan

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Japan in 2023 — 9.11%. Ranked 6 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.45 pp.

2023 9.11% −1.49 pp vs 2022
World rank 6of 192
Period maximum 10.6%2022
Period minimum 5.66%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Japan, 2000–202346810122000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 5.66%2001: 5.86%2002: 5.94%2003: 5.99%2004: 6.05%2005: 6.22%2006: 6.17%2007: 6.32%2008: 6.57%2009: 7.28%2010: 7.43%2011: 8.78%2012: 8.96%2013: 8.99%2014: 9.03%2015: 9.04%2016: 8.96%2017: 8.97%2018: 9%2019: 9.21%2020: 9.78%2021: 10.42%2022: 10.6%2023: 9.11%
Change over the period: +3.45 pp Annual average: 0.15 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan

Japan 9.11%
World 6.14%
High-income countries computed 7.91%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 9.11 −1.49 pp
2022 10.6 +0.18 pp
2021 10.42 +0.64 pp
2020 9.78 +0.57 pp
2019 9.21 +0.21 pp
2018 9 +0.02 pp
2017 8.97 +0.02 pp
2016 8.96 −0.08 pp
2015 9.04 +0.01 pp
2014 9.03 +0.03 pp
2013 8.99 +0.04 pp
2012 8.96 +0.17 pp
2011 8.78 +1.36 pp
2010 7.43 +0.14 pp
2009 7.28 +0.72 pp
2008 6.57 +0.25 pp
2007 6.32 +0.15 pp
2006 6.17 −0.04 pp
2005 6.22 +0.17 pp
2004 6.05 +0.06 pp
2003 5.99 +0.05 pp
2002 5.94 +0.08 pp
2001 5.86 +0.2 pp
2000 5.66

Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.