Health expenditure rose 12.3% to USD 116,597 mil in South Korea in 2017, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, health expenditure in South Korea reached an all time high of USD 116,597 mil in 2017 and an all time low of USD 2,347 mil in 1980.
South Korea has been ranked 9th within the group of 36 countries we follow in terms of health expenditure, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Health Expenditure, Total (USD) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Cambodia | USD mil | 723 | 877 | 903 | 948 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| China | USD mil | 378,276 | 451,187 | 518,914 | 584,479 | 606,439 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| India | USD mil | 59,176 | 60,842 | 69,608 | 73,816 | 81,215 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Japan | USD mil | 653,737 | 669,389 | 556,405 | 525,397 | 477,822 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | USD mil | 197 | 216 | 239 | 247 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Russia | USD mil | 98,110 | 109,010 | 116,487 | 106,712 | 72,347 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| South Korea | USD mil | 75,779 | 78,712 | 85,883 | 96,253 | 97,471 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | USD mil | 15,277 | 16,576 | 16,830 | 16,791 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| USA | USD mil | 2,543,857 | 2,650,809 | 2,741,130 | 2,891,965 | 3,063,757 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | USD mil | 8,347 | 10,827 | 12,213 | 13,127 | ... | ... | ... |
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