Public healthcare spending share gdp in Japan
Japan: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 9.11 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9.11
Change on year
down 14.1%
World rank
6th
of 193 countries
All-time high
10.6
in 2022
All-time low
5.66
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Japan, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Japan recorded 9.11 for public healthcare spending share 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 share gdp in Japan peaked at 10.6 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.66, 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 share gdp in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.66 | — |
| 2001 | 5.86 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 5.94 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 5.99 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 6.05 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 6.22 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 6.17 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.32 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 6.57 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 7.28 | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 7.43 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 8.78 | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 8.96 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 8.99 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 9.03 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 9.04 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 8.96 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 8.97 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 9 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 9.21 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 9.78 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 10.42 | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 10.6 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 9.11 | -14.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 9.11 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.29, 1.7× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Japan's 9.11 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.37, 2.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.21 | 5.66 | 7.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.84 | 7.43 | 9.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.98 | 9.11 | 10.6 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 3 Marshall Islands 10.06 compare
- 4 Sweden 9.6 compare
- 5 Germany 9.29 compare
- 7 United States 9.01 compare
- 8 United Kingdom 8.99 compare
- 9 Kiribati 8.59 compare
More health data for Japan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2774 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 178 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0155 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0163 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Japan?
- Public healthcare spending share gdp in Japan was 9.11 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6 in 2022.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.66 in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
- Japan ranks 6th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending share 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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