Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Japan

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Japan in 2023 — 10.74%. Ranked 20 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.71 pp.

2023 10.74% −1.58 pp vs 2022
World rank 20of 192
Period maximum 12.32%2022
Period minimum 7.03%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Japan, 2000–2023681012142000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 7.03%2001: 7.24%2002: 7.35%2003: 7.49%2004: 7.54%2005: 7.66%2006: 7.69%2007: 7.78%2008: 8.09%2009: 8.96%2010: 9.06%2011: 10.49%2012: 10.67%2013: 10.67%2014: 10.73%2015: 10.75%2016: 10.66%2017: 10.66%2018: 10.74%2019: 10.97%2020: 11.45%2021: 12.08%2022: 12.32%2023: 10.74%
Change over the period: +3.71 pp Annual average: 0.16 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Japan 10.74%
World 10.06%
High-income countries computed 12.55%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 10.74 −1.58 pp
2022 12.32 +0.24 pp
2021 12.08 +0.63 pp
2020 11.45 +0.48 pp
2019 10.97 +0.23 pp
2018 10.74 +0.08 pp
2017 10.66 −0 pp
2016 10.66 −0.09 pp
2015 10.75 +0.02 pp
2014 10.73 +0.05 pp
2013 10.67 +0 pp
2012 10.67 +0.18 pp
2011 10.49 +1.42 pp
2010 9.06 +0.1 pp
2009 8.96 +0.87 pp
2008 8.09 +0.31 pp
2007 7.78 +0.09 pp
2006 7.69 +0.03 pp
2005 7.66 +0.12 pp
2004 7.54 +0.05 pp
2003 7.49 +0.13 pp
2002 7.35 +0.11 pp
2001 7.24 +0.2 pp
2000 7.03

Eastern Asia, 2023

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

About the indicator

Current health expenditure as a percent of GDP: government spending, compulsory and voluntary insurance, and direct payments by households. Capital investment in infrastructure is not included. A high share does not automatically mean better health of the population: it can reflect broad coverage just as well as the high cost of services.

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