Australia vs Korea: Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP
Australia
2,026 current international $
in 2023
Korea
2,205 current international $
in 2024
Australia rank
9th
Korea rank
7th
Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP over time
- Australia
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 2,205 current international $ against 2,026 current international $ in Australia, a difference of 179 current international $.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Korea ranks 7th of 193 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 781.02 current international $ | 570.75 current international $ | 210.26 current international $ | Australia |
| 2010s | 1,306 current international $ | 1,145 current international $ | 160.12 current international $ | Australia |
| 2020s | 1,783 current international $ | 1,778 current international $ | 4.27 current international $ | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic private health expenditure per capita, ppp, Australia or Korea?
- Korea, at 2,205 current international $ against 2,026 current international $ in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in domestic private health expenditure per capita, ppp between Australia and Korea?
- 179 current international $, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Korea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Korea rank globally for domestic private health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Australia ranks 9th and Korea ranks 7th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Current private expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity.