Korea - Domestic general government health expenditure

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Korea was 59.53 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 59.53 in 2019, while its lowest value was 50.33 in 2000.

Definition: Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.

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

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Year Value
2000 50.33
2001 55.94
2002 56.51
2003 56.01
2004 56.72
2005 57.05
2006 59.00
2007 58.94
2008 57.24
2009 59.18
2010 59.35
2011 58.56
2012 57.67
2013 57.84
2014 57.32
2015 57.36
2016 57.52
2017 57.91
2018 58.46
2019 59.53

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Korea was 4.86 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 4.86 in 2019, while its lowest value was 1.96 in 2000.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.

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

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Year Value
2000 1.96
2001 2.48
2002 2.35
2003 2.48
2004 2.49
2005 2.63
2006 2.92
2007 3.01
2008 3.09
2009 3.42
2010 3.51
2011 3.52
2012 3.54
2013 3.61
2014 3.71
2015 3.82
2016 3.98
2017 4.12
2018 4.41
2019 4.86

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Korea was 14.31 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 14.31 in 2019, while its lowest value was 7.96 in 2003.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.

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

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Year Value
2000 8.32
2001 9.84
2002 9.47
2003 7.96
2004 8.85
2005 9.44
2006 10.22
2007 10.75
2008 10.37
2009 10.60
2010 11.86
2011 11.58
2012 11.48
2013 11.99
2014 12.20
2015 12.55
2016 13.13
2017 13.60
2018 14.16
2019 14.31

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Korea was 1,562.35 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,562.35 in 2019 and 238.67 in 2000.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources per capita expressed in current US dollars.

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

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Year Value
2000 238.67
2001 284.36
2002 307.42
2003 360.80
2004 406.84
2005 505.62
2006 628.17
2007 720.90
2008 659.27
2009 654.39
2010 810.64
2011 885.81
2012 902.86
2013 983.79
2014 1,088.68
2015 1,100.68
2016 1,169.91
2017 1,307.41
2018 1,486.91
2019 1,562.35

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Korea was 2,096.19 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 2,096.19 in 2019 and 360.81 in 2000.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources 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 360.81
2001 484.79
2002 499.84
2003 543.07
2004 586.56
2005 656.49
2006 776.87
2007 869.58
2008 923.09
2009 1,009.66
2010 1,115.14
2011 1,148.72
2012 1,190.04
2013 1,239.51
2014 1,314.63
2015 1,451.70
2016 1,581.25
2017 1,694.52
2018 1,889.57
2019 2,096.19

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems