Total expenditure on pharmaceuticals as a share of total health care expenditures fell 1.60% to 18.3% in Japan in 2017, according to OECD.
Historically, total expenditure on pharmaceuticals as a share of total health care expenditures in Japan reached an all time high of 22.9% in 1991 and an all time low of 17.9% in 1998.
Japan has been ranked 10th within the group of 32 countries we follow in terms of total expenditure on pharmaceuticals as a share of total health care expenditures, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Expenditure on Pharmaceuticals (As % of Total Health Care Expenditures) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Canada | % | 17.1% | 16.6% | 16.7% | 16.6% | 16.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Germany | % | 14.0% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.4% | 14.2% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| India | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Japan | % | 18.9% | 18.8% | 19.7% | 18.6% | 18.3% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 27.4% | 27.0% | 27.2% | 22.7% | 22.7% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.9% | 28.8% | ... | ... | ... |
| South Korea | % | 22.2% | 21.4% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 11.5% | 12.2% | 12.4% | 12.1% | 11.8% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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