South Korea Government Health Spending (2024)
South Korea's Government Health Spending: 4.9 % of GDP in 2024, -0.1pp YoY. World Bank (SH.XPD.GHED.GD.ZS), 2000–2024.
South Korea (2024)
4.9
% of GDP
-0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
25
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.9 | -0.1pp |
| 2023 | 5 | -0.5pp |
| 2022 | 5.5 | +0.4pp |
| 2021 | 5.1 | +0.4pp |
| 2020 | 4.7 | +0.3pp |
| 2019 | 4.4 | +0.4pp |
| 2018 | 4 | +0.2pp |
| 2017 | 3.8 | +0.1pp |
| 2016 | 3.7 | +0.2pp |
| 2015 | 3.5 | +0.1pp |
| 2014 | 3.4 | +0.1pp |
| 2013 | 3.3 | +0.1pp |
| 2012 | 3.2 | unchanged |
| 2011 | 3.2 | unchanged |
| 2010 | 3.2 | +0.1pp |
| 2009 | 3.1 | +0.3pp |
| 2008 | 2.8 | +0.1pp |
| 2007 | 2.7 | +0.1pp |
| 2006 | 2.6 | +0.2pp |
| 2005 | 2.4 | +0.1pp |
About this Dataset
South Korea recorded 4.9 % of GDP in 2024. The latest change was -0.1pp. Across 2000–2024 the series ranges from 1.9 in 2000 to 5.5 in 2022.
This page tracks domestic general government health expenditure in South Korea 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 South Korea 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 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2024 (25 observations).
The series peaked at 5.5 % of GDP in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.9 in 2000. The latest reading of 4.9 in 2024 represents a change of -0.1pp.