South Korea Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (2024)
South Korea's Out-of-Pocket Health Spending: 33.7 % of current health expenditure in 2024, +1.9pp YoY. World Bank (SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS), 2000–2024.
South Korea (2024)
33.7
% of current health expenditure
+1.9pp YoY
YoY Change
+1.9pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
25
years of data
Data
| Year | % of current health expenditure | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33.7 | +1.9pp |
| 2023 | 31.8 | +2.5pp |
| 2022 | 29.3 | -0.4pp |
| 2021 | 29.7 | -2.1pp |
| 2020 | 31.8 | -1pp |
| 2019 | 32.8 | -1.9pp |
| 2018 | 34.7 | -1.1pp |
| 2017 | 35.8 | -0.7pp |
| 2016 | 36.5 | -1.2pp |
| 2015 | 37.7 | +0.1pp |
| 2014 | 37.6 | -0.7pp |
| 2013 | 38.3 | -0.4pp |
| 2012 | 38.7 | -0.3pp |
| 2011 | 39 | +0.2pp |
| 2010 | 38.8 | -0.4pp |
| 2009 | 39.2 | -2.4pp |
| 2008 | 41.6 | +1pp |
| 2007 | 40.6 | -1.9pp |
| 2006 | 42.5 | -1.9pp |
| 2005 | 44.4 | -0.4pp |
About this Dataset
South Korea recorded 33.7 % of current health expenditure in 2024. The latest change was +1.9pp. Across 2000–2024 the series ranges from 29.3 in 2022 to 45.2 in 2003.
This page tracks out-of-pocket health spending in South Korea 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 South Korea 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 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 45.2 % of current health expenditure in 2003 and reached its lowest recorded value of 29.3 in 2022. The latest reading of 33.7 in 2024 represents a change of +1.9pp.