Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Japan
Japan: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 9.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Japan, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Japan recorded 9.1% for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Japan peaked at 10.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2000.
Japan ranks 6th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.7% | — |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.7% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.4% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.1% | 10.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 3 Marshall Islands 10.1% compare
- 4 Sweden 9.6% compare
- 5 Germany 9.3% compare
- 7 United States 9.0% compare
- 8 United Kingdom 9.0% compare
- 9 Kiribati 8.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Japan?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Japan was 9.1% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Japan ranks 6th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.