Greece vs South Korea: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Greece
5.0%
in 2025
South Korea
5.0%
in 2025
Greece rank
40th
South Korea rank
41st
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Greece
- South Korea
How they compare
Greece currently reports 5.0% against 5.0% in South Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 40th and South Korea ranks 41st of 59 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 0.3% | 1.6% | Greece |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 0.9% | 2.0% | Greece |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 1.5% | 2.5% | Greece |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 2.5% | 2.8% | Greece |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 3.7% | 1.7% | Greece |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 0.2% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Greece or South Korea?
- Greece, at 5.0% against 5.0% in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Greece and South Korea?
- 0.0%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and South Korea?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Greece and South Korea rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Greece ranks 40th and South Korea ranks 41st of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Government health spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public health expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.