Government health expenditure per capita in South Korea in 2024 — 1,776 US$. Ranked 5 in the world out of 7. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 638.2%.
2000–2024 · US$ per capita
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,776 | −8 | −0.43% |
| 2023 | 1,783 | −136 | −7.08% |
| 2022 | 1,919 | +17 | +0.91% |
| 2021 | 1,902 | +331 | +21.08% |
| 2020 | 1,571 | +72 | +4.78% |
| 2019 | 1,499 | +74 | +5.16% |
| 2018 | 1,426 | +168 | +13.32% |
| 2017 | 1,258 | +134 | +11.93% |
| 2016 | 1,124 | +65 | +6.13% |
| 2015 | 1,059 | +10 | +0.97% |
| 2014 | 1,049 | +98 | +10.35% |
| 2013 | 951 | +79 | +9.05% |
| 2012 | 872 | +15 | +1.76% |
| 2011 | 857 | +73 | +9.32% |
| 2010 | 784 | +151 | +23.78% |
| 2009 | 633 | −1 | −0.09% |
| 2008 | 634 | −57 | −8.21% |
| 2007 | 690 | +90 | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 601 | +117 | +24.12% |
| 2005 | 484 | +96 | +24.71% |
| 2004 | 388 | +44 | +12.68% |
| 2003 | 344 | +50 | +17.11% |
| 2002 | 294 | +22 | +7.91% |
| 2001 | 273 | +32 | +13.31% |
| 2000 | 241 | — | — |
Government spending on health in current US dollars per person. Of all the spending indicators this one separates countries the most: the gap between the top and the bottom of the table exceeds a factor of a thousand, whereas by share of GDP it is rarely more than fivefold. The reason is simple — the share is taken from economies of very different size.
Important: Converted at the market exchange rate rather than by purchasing power: the real volume of medical care one dollar buys in low-income countries is markedly larger, so the gap in the table overstates the gap in services.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
How much the state spends on health relative to the size of the economy.
Healthcare Health expenditure per capitaHow much is spent on health per person a year, in US dollars.
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.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Hospital beds per 1,000 peopleThe number of hospital beds per 1,000 people — the capacity of inpatient care.
