Private health expenditure as a percentage of GDP rose 5.50% to 3.16% in South Korea in 2017, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, private health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in South Korea reached an all time high of 3.47% in 2012 and an all time low of 2.16% in 1998.
South Korea has been ranked 3rd within the group of 33 countries we follow in terms of private health expenditure as a percentage of GDP, 80 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Private Health Expenditure (As % of GDP) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Cambodia | % | 4.30% | 5.90% | 5.98% | 4.42% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| China | % | 2.27% | 2.38% | 2.46% | 2.34% | 2.33% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| India | % | 2.69% | 2.65% | 2.69% | 2.79% | 2.91% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 1.75% | 1.84% | 1.85% | 1.72% | 1.73% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 1.32% | 1.31% | 1.00% | 0.923% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 3.12% | 3.18% | 3.40% | 1.98% | 2.18% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 3.30% | 3.47% | 3.34% | 2.81% | 2.90% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 0.919% | 0.925% | 0.910% | 0.914% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 9.02% | 9.04% | 9.05% | 3.07% | 3.04% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 3.40% | 3.43% | 3.46% | 3.25% | ... | ... | ... |
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