Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Japan
Japan: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 10.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Japan, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Japan is 10.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Japan peaked at 12.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2000.
That places Japan 21st out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.0% | — |
| 2001 | 7.2% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.0% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 9.1% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 10.7% | 12.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Japan?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Japan was 10.7% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Japan ranks 21st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).