South Korea - Out-of-Pocket Expenditure

Since 2014, South Korea Out-Of-Pocket Expenditure was down by 1points year on year. In 2019, the country was number 84 comparing other countries in Out-Of-Pocket Expenditure at 32.14 Percent of Health Expenditure. South Korea is overtaken by Lithuania, which was number 83 with 32.18 Percent of Health Expenditure and is followed by Lebanon at 31.79 Percent of Health Expenditure. Yemen ranked the highest with 85.7 Percent of Health Expenditure in 2019, that is an increase of 1.7points compared to 2018. Armenia, Guinea-Bissau and Afghanistan respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Republic of the Congo witnessed the best average annual growth at +10.6points per year, while Brunei witnessed the worst performance at -10.2points per year.

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Date Percent of Health Expenditure
2019 32.14
2018 32.50
2017 32.63
2016 33.03
2015 33.60
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How does South Korea rank in Out-Of-Pocket Expenditure?

# 186 Countries Percent of Health Expenditure Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Yemen
85.70 % 2019 +1.7 % +2.3 % View data
2 #2
Armenia
85.29 % 2019 +1.2 % +0.7 % View data
83 #83
Lithuania
32.18 % 2019 +1.7 % +0.4 % View data
84 #84
South Korea
32.14 % 2019 -1.1 % -1.0 % View data
85 #85
Lebanon
31.79 % 2019 -4.3 % -1.2 % View data
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