Japan vs Upper middle income: Current health expenditure
Japan
10.7%
in 2023
Upper middle income
6.0%
in 2023
Japan rank
20th
Upper middle income rank
18th
Current health expenditure over time
- Japan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 10.7% against 6.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.8 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 193 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 5.1% | 2.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 5.4% | 5.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 5.9% | 5.8% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Japan or Upper middle income?
- Japan, at 10.7% against 6.0% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Japan and Upper middle income?
- 4.7%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Upper middle income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Upper middle income rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Japan ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.