Total health expenditure as a percentage of GDP rose 3.15% to 7.57% in South Korea in 2017, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, total health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in South Korea reached an all time high of 7.57% in 2017 and an all time low of 3.23% in 1987.
South Korea has been ranked 24th within the group of 36 countries we follow in terms of total health expenditure as a percentage of GDP, 78 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total 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 | % | 5.64% | 6.24% | 5.93% | 5.68% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| China | % | 5.03% | 5.26% | 5.39% | 5.55% | 5.40% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| India | % | 3.25% | 3.33% | 3.75% | 3.62% | 3.86% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 10.6% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 2.20% | 2.12% | 2.00% | 1.87% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 4.78% | 4.93% | 5.07% | 5.17% | 5.29% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 6.30% | 6.44% | 6.58% | 6.82% | 7.05% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 4.12% | 4.17% | 4.00% | 4.12% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.3% | 16.5% | 16.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 6.20% | 6.96% | 7.17% | 7.07% | ... | ... | ... |
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