In 2022, health spending in South Korea amounted to around 209 trillion South Korean won. This represents an increase from the previous year, and continues a trend of annual growth. Between 1970 and 2022, health expenditure increased by about 208,900 percent, first exceeding 100 trillion won in 2014.
Current health expenditure in South Korea in selected years from 1970 to 2022 (in trillion South Korean won)
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Statistics Korea. (September 18, 2023). Current health expenditure in South Korea in selected years from 1970 to 2022 (in trillion South Korean won) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/978137/south-korea-current-health-spending/
Statistics Korea. "Current health expenditure in South Korea in selected years from 1970 to 2022 (in trillion South Korean won)." Chart. September 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/978137/south-korea-current-health-spending/
Statistics Korea. (2023). Current health expenditure in South Korea in selected years from 1970 to 2022 (in trillion South Korean won). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/978137/south-korea-current-health-spending/
Statistics Korea. "Current Health Expenditure in South Korea in Selected Years from 1970 to 2022 (in Trillion South Korean Won)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/978137/south-korea-current-health-spending/
Statistics Korea, Current health expenditure in South Korea in selected years from 1970 to 2022 (in trillion South Korean won) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/978137/south-korea-current-health-spending/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Current health expenditure in South Korea in selected years from 1970 to 2022 (in trillion South Korean won) [Graph], Statistics Korea, September 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/978137/south-korea-current-health-spending/