Korea - Current health expenditure

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in Korea was 8.16 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 8.16 in 2019, while its lowest value was 3.90 in 2000.

Definition: Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 3.90
2001 4.43
2002 4.16
2003 4.42
2004 4.39
2005 4.62
2006 4.94
2007 5.11
2008 5.40
2009 5.78
2010 5.92
2011 6.01
2012 6.13
2013 6.25
2014 6.47
2015 6.65
2016 6.91
2017 7.11
2018 7.54
2019 8.16

Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Korea was 2,624.53 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 2,624.53 in 2019 and 474.24 in 2000.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 474.24
2001 508.36
2002 544.04
2003 644.13
2004 717.29
2005 886.29
2006 1,064.65
2007 1,223.02
2008 1,151.72
2009 1,105.79
2010 1,365.91
2011 1,512.53
2012 1,565.66
2013 1,700.95
2014 1,899.14
2015 1,919.04
2016 2,033.85
2017 2,257.52
2018 2,543.60
2019 2,624.53

Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Korea was 3,521.33 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 3,521.33 in 2019 and 716.93 in 2000.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP).

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 716.93
2001 866.69
2002 884.57
2003 969.53
2004 1,034.14
2005 1,150.75
2006 1,316.68
2007 1,475.26
2008 1,612.58
2009 1,706.13
2010 1,878.98
2011 1,961.46
2012 2,063.65
2013 2,143.08
2014 2,293.31
2015 2,531.06
2016 2,748.95
2017 2,925.95
2018 3,232.42
2019 3,521.33

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems