Private health expenditure as a share of total rose 2.28% to 41.8% in South Korea in 2017, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, private health expenditure as a share of total in South Korea reached an all time high of 90.9% in 1976 and an all time low of 39.6% in 2010.
South Korea has been ranked 3rd within the group of 33 countries we follow in terms of private health expenditure as a share of total, 87 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Private Health Expenditure (As % of Total) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Cambodia | % | 76.2% | 75.9% | 76.4% | 78.0% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| China | % | ... | ... | ... | 48.2% | 45.7% | 44.1% | 42.1% | 43.2% | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| India | % | 72.0% | 72.9% | 77.9% | 77.1% | 75.2% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 16.3% | 16.1% | 15.7% | 15.9% | 15.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 62.0% | 62.6% | 51.7% | 49.5% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 37.3% | 36.3% | 37.6% | 38.2% | 41.3% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 40.4% | 41.1% | 41.0% | 41.2% | 41.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 22.3% | 22.1% | 22.7% | 22.2% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 51.6% | 51.7% | 51.2% | 18.6% | 18.1% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 54.8% | 46.5% | 47.0% | 45.9% | ... | ... | ... |
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