Public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP rose 1.52% to 4.41% in South Korea in 2017, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in South Korea reached an all time high of 4.41% in 2017 and an all time low of 0.728% in 1980.
South Korea has been ranked 29th within the group of 33 countries we follow in terms of public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP, 43 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Public 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 | % | 1.26% | 1.45% | 1.54% | 1.25% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| China | % | 2.88% | 3.03% | 3.11% | 3.21% | 3.07% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| India | % | 1.14% | 1.16% | 1.28% | 0.829% | 0.957% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 8.32% | 8.44% | 8.45% | 9.11% | 9.14% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 0.780% | 0.609% | 0.974% | 0.943% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 3.61% | 3.32% | 3.15% | 3.20% | 3.10% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 4.12% | 4.16% | 3.83% | 4.01% | 4.15% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 3.20% | 3.58% | 3.66% | 3.21% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 8.08% | 8.01% | 8.05% | 13.4% | 13.8% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 2.81% | 2.54% | 2.49% | 3.82% | ... | ... | ... |
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