Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 966.55 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Republic of Korea, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 966.55 for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Republic of Korea peaked at 966.55 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 205.89, in 2000.
Republic of Korea ranks 11th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 205.89 | — |
| 2001 | 207.9 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 218.87 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 309.74 | +41.5% |
| 2004 | 342.71 | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 419.56 | +22.4% |
| 2006 | 480.77 | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 509.77 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 493.86 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 450.92 | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 549.53 | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 611.77 | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 620.27 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 665.33 | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 722.11 | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 735.61 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 745.28 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 808.17 | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 874.9 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 854.58 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 858.39 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 928.92 | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 901.25 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 966.55 | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 364 | 205.89 | 509.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 718.76 | 549.53 | 874.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 913.78 | 858.39 | 966.55 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Republic of Korea
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.72 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,615 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.0454 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.87 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 26.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Republic of Korea?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Republic of Korea was 966.55 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 966.55 in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 205.89 in 2000.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Republic of Korea ranks 11th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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