Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Korea
Korea: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 56.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Korea, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2024, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Korea stood at 56.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Korea peaked at 62.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 2003.
That places Korea 96th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Korea, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.6% | — |
| 2001 | 54.2% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 54.8% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 50.3% | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 50.8% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 53.1% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 54.9% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 53.4% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 54.5% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 54.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 54.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 55.7% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 57.6% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 58.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 60.8% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 62.3% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 58.6% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 56.6% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.8% | 50.3% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 54.3% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.3% | 56.6% | 62.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Korea?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Korea was 56.6% in 2024, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 62.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 2003.
- How does Korea rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Korea ranks 96th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea 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 spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.