Health share of government spending in Japan in 2023 — 23.3%. Ranked 3 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 8.23 pp.
2000–2023 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23.3 | −2.07 pp |
| 2022 | 25.37 | +0.83 pp |
| 2021 | 24.54 | +2.58 pp |
| 2020 | 21.95 | −2.74 pp |
| 2019 | 24.7 | +0.21 pp |
| 2018 | 24.49 | +0.03 pp |
| 2017 | 24.46 | +1.29 pp |
| 2016 | 23.18 | +0.03 pp |
| 2015 | 23.15 | +0.58 pp |
| 2014 | 22.57 | +0.35 pp |
| 2013 | 22.22 | −0.01 pp |
| 2012 | 22.22 | +0.53 pp |
| 2011 | 21.69 | +2.76 pp |
| 2010 | 18.93 | +0.88 pp |
| 2009 | 18.06 | −0.04 pp |
| 2008 | 18.1 | −0.13 pp |
| 2007 | 18.23 | +0.36 pp |
| 2006 | 17.87 | +0.11 pp |
| 2005 | 17.75 | +0.56 pp |
| 2004 | 17.2 | +0.84 pp |
| 2003 | 16.36 | +0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 16.06 | +0.12 pp |
| 2001 | 15.95 | +0.88 pp |
| 2000 | 15.07 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.
Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.
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 Government health expenditure per capitaHow many dollars a year the state spends on the health of one person.
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Healthcare Health expenditure (% of GDP)All current health spending — government and private — as a percent of GDP.
Healthcare Health expenditure per capitaHow much is spent on health per person a year, in US dollars.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
