Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in South Korea in 2024 — 4.91%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 7. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.03 pp.
2000–2024 · % of GDP
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.91 | −0.11 pp |
| 2023 | 5.02 | −0.51 pp |
| 2022 | 5.52 | +0.45 pp |
| 2021 | 5.08 | +0.41 pp |
| 2020 | 4.67 | +0.24 pp |
| 2019 | 4.43 | +0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 4.04 | +0.25 pp |
| 2017 | 3.79 | +0.14 pp |
| 2016 | 3.65 | +0.14 pp |
| 2015 | 3.51 | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 3.41 | +0.09 pp |
| 2013 | 3.32 | +0.08 pp |
| 2012 | 3.24 | +0.02 pp |
| 2011 | 3.22 | +0.02 pp |
| 2010 | 3.2 | +0.08 pp |
| 2009 | 3.13 | +0.32 pp |
| 2008 | 2.8 | +0.08 pp |
| 2007 | 2.72 | +0.09 pp |
| 2006 | 2.63 | +0.25 pp |
| 2005 | 2.38 | +0.13 pp |
| 2004 | 2.25 | +0 pp |
| 2003 | 2.25 | +0.11 pp |
| 2002 | 2.14 | −0.12 pp |
| 2001 | 2.26 | +0.38 pp |
| 2000 | 1.88 | — |
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.
What part of all government spending a country directs to health.
Healthcare Government health expenditure per capitaHow many dollars a year the state spends on the health of one person.
Healthcare Out-of-pocket health expenditureWhat share of medical spending people pay out of their own pocket at the point of care.
Healthcare Health expenditure (% of GDP)All current health spending — government and private — as a percent of GDP.
