Health share of government spending in South Korea in 2024 — 15.5%. Ranked 5 in the world out of 7. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 7.22 pp.
2000–2024 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.5 | −0.12 pp |
| 2023 | 15.62 | +0.7 pp |
| 2022 | 14.92 | +0.57 pp |
| 2021 | 14.35 | +1.33 pp |
| 2020 | 13.01 | −0.87 pp |
| 2019 | 13.89 | +0.17 pp |
| 2018 | 13.71 | +0.54 pp |
| 2017 | 13.17 | +0.48 pp |
| 2016 | 12.7 | +0.58 pp |
| 2015 | 12.12 | +0.38 pp |
| 2014 | 11.74 | +0.21 pp |
| 2013 | 11.53 | +0.54 pp |
| 2012 | 10.98 | −0.07 pp |
| 2011 | 11.05 | −0.24 pp |
| 2010 | 11.29 | +1.2 pp |
| 2009 | 10.09 | +0.29 pp |
| 2008 | 9.8 | −0.32 pp |
| 2007 | 10.12 | +0.52 pp |
| 2006 | 9.6 | +0.71 pp |
| 2005 | 8.88 | +0.58 pp |
| 2004 | 8.3 | +0.81 pp |
| 2003 | 7.49 | −1.44 pp |
| 2002 | 8.93 | −0.37 pp |
| 2001 | 9.3 | +1.02 pp |
| 2000 | 8.28 | — |
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.
Education Education expenditure (% of GDP)Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.
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.
