Health spending share of GDP in Japan
Current health spending in Japan was equal to 10.7% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2017.
Japan, 2023
10.7%
Change from 2022
−1.6percentage points
World, 2023
10.1%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
9.3%
Position in 2023
20th of 192
Health spending share of GDP in Japan over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.7% | 10.1% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | 10.0% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | 10.3% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | 10.7% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | 9.7% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | 9.6% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | 9.7% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | 9.8% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | 9.7% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | 9.4% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | 9.3% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | 9.3% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | 9.3% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | 9.5% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | 9.8% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | 9.1% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | 9.2% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | 9.3% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | 9.4% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | 9.5% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | 9.3% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | 9.0% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | 8.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.6 percentage points from 12.3% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 10.7%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2023, Japan has the 20th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 10.1%.
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2.65 per 1,000 people
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
84.7 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
22.5 years
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Healthy life expectancy
72.2 years
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UHC service coverage
86
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
5.98 litres
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