Japan's domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) was 23.3% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 1.08 percentage points from 22.22% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 23.3% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 24.49% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 22.22% | 2013 |
| Highest | 25.37% | 2022 |
| Lowest | 15.07% | 2000 |
| Average since 2014 | 23.77% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 15.07% | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Japan's domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) fell 2.07 percentage points on 2022 (from 25.37% to 23.3%).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +0.47 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.04 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.76 percentage points in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.74 percentage points in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 13% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Japan had the 3rd highest value of the 183 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 23.3% | 2023 |
| High income | 18.53% | 2023 |
Closest to Japan in the 2023 ranking
- San Marino — 1st of 183: 26.2%
- Costa Rica — 2nd of 183: 24.91%
- United States — 4th of 183: 23.02%
- Ireland — 5th of 183: 22.16%
- Paraguay — 6th of 183: 21.57%
What this measures
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.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 24 values
| Year | Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 23.3 |
| 2022 | 25.37 |
| 2021 | 24.54 |
| 2020 | 21.95 |
| 2019 | 24.7 |
| 2018 | 24.49 |
| 2017 | 24.46 |
| 2016 | 23.18 |
| 2015 | 23.15 |
| 2014 | 22.57 |
Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in nearby economies
- Australia — 21.01% (2023)
- Brunei Darussalam — 7.02% (2023)
- Cambodia — 6.65% (2023)
- China — 10.37% (2023)
- Fiji — 9.32% (2023)
- Indonesia — 8.52% (2023)
- Kiribati — 9% (2023)
- Korea, Rep.
More health data for Japan
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 3.03% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 3.34% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 6.75 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 10.68% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 7.11 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 11.82% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 13.86 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 11.24% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 3.6% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Japan's domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure)?
- 23.3% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 8.23 percentage points from 15.07% in 2000. The highest value was 25.37% in 2022 and the lowest 15.07% in 2000.
- How does Japan rank?
- 3rd highest of 183 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) unusual for Japan?
- In 2023, Japan's domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) fell 2.07 percentage points on 2022 (from 25.37% to 23.3%). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +0.47 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.04 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.GHED.GE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: http://apps.who.int/nha/database Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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