Japan — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Japan, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Japan was 10.74% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 12.32% in 2022. The lowest was 7.03% in 2000 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.86% per year.
Japan ranks 19 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 10%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 5.94%, so Japan sits above it. It peaked in 2022 and has fallen 13% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 1%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 7 of 29 economies; Australia (10.40%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 16% in 2011. That is 3% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 38 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 44th of 184 in 2000 → 31st of 188 in 2010 → 19th of 189 in 2020 → 19th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.74% | -1.6 pp |
| 2022 | 12.32% | +0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 12.08% | +0.6 pp |
| 2020 | 11.45% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 10.97% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 10.74% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 10.66% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 10.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 10.75% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 10.73% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 10.67% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 10.67% | +0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 10.49% | +1.4 pp |
| 2010 | 9.06% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 8.96% | +0.9 pp |
| 2008 | 8.09% | +0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 7.78% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 7.69% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 7.66% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 7.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 7.49% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 7.35% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 7.24% | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 7.03% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Japan’s Health spending in 2001?
7.24% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Japan’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +52.7% in total — about 1.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 10.74%; 2022: 12.32%; 2021: 12.08%; 2020: 11.45%; 2019: 10.97%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.