Japan's domestic private health expenditure per capita (current US$) was US$552.08 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 19.48% from US$685.62 in 2013 (2.14% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$552.08 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | US$692.3 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | US$685.62 | 2013 |
| Highest | US$840.8 | 2012 |
| Lowest | US$464.31 | 2002 |
| Average since 2014 | US$645.11 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$538.43 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Japan's domestic private health expenditure per capita (current US$) fell US$35.32 on 2022 (from US$587.4 to US$552.08).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +US$2.23 and a typical year strayed about US$61.71 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$93.88 in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was US$155.19 in 2013. 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 12% 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 39th highest value of the 182 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 | US$552.08 | 2023 |
| World | US$510.17 | 2023 |
| East Asia & Pacific | US$309.03 | 2023 |
| High income | US$2,252 | 2023 |
Closest to Japan in the 2023 ranking
- Uruguay — 36th of 182: US$573.87
- Argentina — 37th of 182: US$567.14
- Brazil — 38th of 182: US$564.04
- Estonia — 40th of 182: US$547.08
- San Marino — 41st of 182: US$513.66
- Turkmenistan — 42nd of 182: US$479.95
What this measures
Current private expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. Domestic private sources include funds from households, corporations and non-profit organizations. Such expenditures can be either prepaid to voluntary health insurance or paid directly to healthcare providers.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 24 values
| Year | Domestic private health expenditure per capita (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 552.08 |
| 2022 | 587.4 |
| 2021 | 665.37 |
| 2020 | 669.04 |
| 2019 | 710.61 |
| 2018 | 692.3 |
| 2017 | 652.76 |
| 2016 | 669.52 |
| 2015 | 597.55 |
| 2014 | 654.54 |
| 2013 |
Domestic private health expenditure per capita (current US$) in nearby economies
- Australia — US$1,839 (2023)
- Brunei Darussalam — US$54.72 (2023)
- Cambodia — US$70.85 (2023)
- China — US$327.47 (2023)
- Fiji — US$28.96 (2023)
- Indonesia — US$60.39 (2023)
- Kiribati — US$29.27 (2023)
- Korea, Rep. — US$1,361 (2024)
- Lao PDR — US$12.29 (2023)
More health data for Japan
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 3.03% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 3.34% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 6.75 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 10.68% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 7.11 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 11.82% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 13.86 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 11.24% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 3.6% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Japan's domestic private health expenditure per capita (current US$)?
- US$552.08 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 2.53% from US$538.43 in 2000 (0.11% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$840.8 in 2012 and the lowest US$464.31 in 2002.
- How does Japan rank?
- 39th highest of 182 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in domestic private health expenditure per capita (current US$) unusual for Japan?
- In 2023, Japan's domestic private health expenditure per capita (current US$) fell US$35.32 on 2022 (from US$587.4 to US$552.08). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +US$2.23 and a typical year strayed about US$61.71 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.PVTD.PC.CD, 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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