Public health expenditure as a share of total fell 1.58% to 58.2% in South Korea in 2017, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, public health expenditure as a share of total in South Korea reached an all time high of 60.4% in 2010 and an all time low of 9.07% in 1976.
South Korea has been ranked 31st within the group of 33 countries we follow in terms of public health expenditure as a share of total, 48 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Public 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 | % | 23.8% | 24.1% | 23.6% | 22.0% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| China | % | 51.8% | 54.3% | 55.9% | 57.9% | 56.8% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| India | % | 28.0% | 27.1% | 22.1% | 22.9% | 24.8% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 83.7% | 83.9% | 84.3% | 84.1% | 84.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 38.0% | 37.4% | 48.3% | 50.5% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 62.7% | 63.7% | 62.4% | 61.8% | 58.7% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 59.6% | 58.9% | 59.0% | 58.8% | 58.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 77.7% | 77.9% | 77.3% | 77.8% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 48.4% | 48.3% | 48.8% | 81.4% | 81.9% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 45.2% | 53.5% | 53.0% | 54.1% | ... | ... | ... |
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