{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"kr-health-expenditure-per-capita","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/kr-health-expenditure-per-capita","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/kr-health-expenditure-per-capita/","title":"Current Health Expenditure per Capita in South Korea (2025)","description":"South Korea's current health expenditure reached 5,281.7 USD PPP per capita in 2025 (preliminary), up from 5,098.7 in 2024. 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It covers spending by government, private insurers, and households, published annually by the OECD under its System of Health Accounts (SHA). The most recent reading is 5,281.7 USD PPP in 2025 (preliminary)."},{"question":"How current is this data, and how reliable is the latest figure?","answer":"The series runs through 2025, though that year is flagged as a preliminary OECD estimate. The last fully finalized observation is 2024, at 5,098.7 USD PPP per capita. Figures are typically revised as national accounts are finalized, so the 2025 value may shift in future OECD updates."},{"question":"How does South Korea's spending compare with other OECD countries?","answer":"South Korea's 4,756.6 USD PPP in 2023 (its last directly comparable finalized year) sat at roughly 82.6% of the unweighted OECD-38 average of about 5,755.1 USD PPP that year. It also ran well below Japan (5,963.6 USD PPP in 2023) and far below the United States (13,932.6 USD PPP in 2023), though South Korea's per-capita spending has typically grown faster than most peer economies over the past decade."},{"question":"What is the split between government and private spending?","answer":"In 2024, government and compulsory schemes covered an estimated 3,048.97 USD PPP per capita (about 59.8% of the total), while voluntary insurance and household out-of-pocket payments accounted for roughly 2,049.73 USD PPP (about 40.2%). The private share has stayed relatively high by OECD standards, though the government share has typically edged up over the past decade — from about 56.8% in 2010."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"Per-capita spending has risen in most years since 2005, from 1,186.4 USD PPP that year to 5,281.7 USD PPP in 2025 — an increase of roughly 345% over two decades, and +108.1% just since 2015. The sharpest single-year jump came in 2022, at +608.3 USD PPP, with growth moderating to +41.8 USD PPP in 2023 before accelerating again in 2024."}]}