Japan Government Health Spending (2023)
Japan's Government Health Spending: 9.1 % of GDP in 2023, -1.5pp YoY. World Bank (SH.XPD.GHED.GD.ZS), 2000–2023.
Japan (2023)
9.1
% of GDP
-1.5pp YoY
YoY Change
-1.5pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
24
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.1 | -1.5pp |
| 2022 | 10.6 | +0.2pp |
| 2021 | 10.4 | +0.6pp |
| 2020 | 9.8 | +0.6pp |
| 2019 | 9.2 | +0.2pp |
| 2018 | 9 | unchanged |
| 2017 | 9 | unchanged |
| 2016 | 9 | unchanged |
| 2015 | 9 | unchanged |
| 2014 | 9 | unchanged |
| 2013 | 9 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 9 | +0.2pp |
| 2011 | 8.8 | +1.4pp |
| 2010 | 7.4 | +0.1pp |
| 2009 | 7.3 | +0.7pp |
| 2008 | 6.6 | +0.3pp |
| 2007 | 6.3 | +0.1pp |
| 2006 | 6.2 | unchanged |
| 2005 | 6.2 | +0.2pp |
| 2004 | 6 | +0.1pp |
About this Dataset
Japan recorded 9.1 % of GDP in 2023. The latest change was -1.5pp. Across 2000–2023 the series ranges from 5.7 in 2000 to 10.6 in 2022.
This page tracks domestic general government health expenditure in Japan as a share of GDP. Read alongside total health expenditure to see the public/private financing split.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks domestic general government health expenditure in Japan as a share of GDP. Read alongside total health expenditure to see the public/private financing split. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2023. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2023 (24 observations).
The series peaked at 10.6 % of GDP in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 5.7 in 2000. The latest reading of 9.1 in 2023 represents a change of -1.5pp.