Korea, Rep.: Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Korea, Rep.'s domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 65.59 on 2023 (from 2,811 to 2,876).

Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +106.4 and a typical year strayed about 125.87 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 413.47 in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 224.55 in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 193.42 a year. A straight line explains 94% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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Closest to Korea, Rep. in the 2024 ranking

• Denmark — 2nd of 7: 6,059
• Canada — 3rd of 7: 5,367
• France — 4th of 7: 4,700
• Chile — 6th of 7: 1,752
• Colombia — 7th of 7: 1,226

What this measures

Public expenditure on health from domestic sources per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 25 values

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

• Australia — 5,665 (2023)
• Brunei Darussalam — 1,755 (2023)
• Cambodia — 94.13 (2023)
• China — 848.98 (2023)
• Fiji — 409.49 (2023)
• Indonesia — 223.35 (2023)
• Japan — 4,551 (2023)
• Kiribati

More health data for Korea, Rep.

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 2.35% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 2.49% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 2.57 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 9.92% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 2.7 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 10.49% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 5.27 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 10.2% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 3.3% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Korea, Rep.'s domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)?

2,876 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 691.03% from 363.62 in 2000 (9% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 3,035 in 2022 and the lowest 363.62 in 2000.

Is the latest change in domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) unusual for Korea, Rep.?

In 2024, Korea, Rep.'s domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 65.59 on 2023 (from 2,811 to 2,876). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +106.4 and a typical year strayed about 125.87 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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.GHED.PP.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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