Japan Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (2023)
Japan's Out-of-Pocket Health Spending: 12.2 % of current health expenditure in 2023, +1.1pp YoY. World Bank (SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS), 2000–2023.
Japan (2023)
12.2
% of current health expenditure
+1.1pp YoY
YoY Change
+1.1pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
24
years of data
Data
| Year | % of current health expenditure | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12.2 | +1.1pp |
| 2022 | 11.1 | +0.3pp |
| 2021 | 10.8 | -0.8pp |
| 2020 | 11.6 | -1.3pp |
| 2019 | 12.9 | -0.1pp |
| 2018 | 13 | +0.3pp |
| 2017 | 12.7 | -0.2pp |
| 2016 | 12.9 | unchanged |
| 2015 | 12.9 | unchanged |
| 2014 | 12.9 | +0.2pp |
| 2013 | 12.7 | -0.3pp |
| 2012 | 13 | -0.1pp |
| 2011 | 13.1 | -1.5pp |
| 2010 | 14.6 | -0.6pp |
| 2009 | 15.2 | unchanged |
| 2008 | 15.2 | -0.3pp |
| 2007 | 15.5 | -0.9pp |
| 2006 | 16.4 | +0.7pp |
| 2005 | 15.7 | -0.9pp |
| 2004 | 16.6 | -0.3pp |
About this Dataset
Japan recorded 12.2 % of current health expenditure in 2023. The latest change was +1.1pp. Across 2000–2023 the series ranges from 10.8 in 2021 to 16.9 in 2003.
This page tracks out-of-pocket health spending in Japan as a share of current health expenditure — the portion households pay directly rather than through insurance or government schemes. A high share signals both financial-protection weakness and a larger private-pay addressable market.
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 out-of-pocket health spending in Japan as a share of current health expenditure — the portion households pay directly rather than through insurance or government schemes. A high share signals both financial-protection weakness and a larger private-pay addressable market. 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 16.9 % of current health expenditure in 2003 and reached its lowest recorded value of 10.8 in 2021. The latest reading of 12.2 in 2023 represents a change of +1.1pp.