Japan - Current health expenditure

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in Japan was 10.74 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 10.75 in 2015, while its lowest value was 7.03 in 2000.

Definition: Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 7.03
2001 7.24
2002 7.35
2003 7.49
2004 7.54
2005 7.66
2006 7.69
2007 7.78
2008 8.09
2009 8.96
2010 9.06
2011 10.49
2012 10.67
2013 10.67
2014 10.73
2015 10.75
2016 10.66
2017 10.66
2018 10.75
2019 10.74

Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Japan was 4,360 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 5,212 in 2012 and 2,405 in 2002.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 2,741
2001 2,480
2002 2,405
2003 2,642
2004 2,876
2005 2,883
2006 2,754
2007 2,773
2008 3,214
2009 3,686
2010 4,060
2011 5,087
2012 5,212
2013 4,336
2014 4,099
2015 3,733
2016 4,174
2017 4,121
2018 4,256
2019 4,360

Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Japan was 4,587 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 4,587 in 2019 and 1,909 in 2000.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP).

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 1,909
2001 2,013
2002 2,097
2003 2,196
2004 2,316
2005 2,453
2006 2,572
2007 2,712
2008 2,843
2009 2,995
2010 3,192
2011 3,778
2012 3,988
2013 4,177
2014 4,214
2015 4,368
2016 4,304
2017 4,398
2018 4,532
2019 4,587

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems