Public healthcare spending share gdp in South Korea
South Korea: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 4.91 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.91
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
54th
of 193 countries
All-time high
5.52
in 2022
All-time low
1.88
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Public healthcare spending share gdp in South Korea, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public healthcare spending share gdp in South Korea is 4.91, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in South Korea peaked at 5.52 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.88, in 2000.
South Korea ranks 54th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Public healthcare spending share gdp in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.88 | — |
| 2001 | 2.26 | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 2.14 | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 2.25 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 2.25 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.38 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 2.63 | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 2.72 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.8 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 3.13 | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 3.2 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 3.22 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.24 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.32 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 3.41 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 3.51 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 3.65 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 3.79 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 4.04 | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 4.43 | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 4.67 | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 5.08 | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 5.52 | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 5.02 | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 4.91 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.45 | 1.88 | 3.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.58 | 3.2 | 4.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.04 | 4.67 | 5.52 | 5 |
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More health data for South Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1935 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,072 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 69 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0497 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -3.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0523 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending share gdp in South Korea?
- Public healthcare spending share gdp in South Korea was 4.91 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.52 in 2022.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 in 2000.
- How does South Korea rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
- South Korea ranks 54th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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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