Out-of-pocket share of health spending

Name: Out-of-pocket share of health spending
Creator: World Bank

World BankPeriod 2015~2024Retrieved 2026-11-09

Share of all health spending paid directly by patients. Higher means a heavier personal burden.

2015: 37.71% → 2024: 33.74% (down 3.97 pp). Highest: 2015 (37.71%).

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Out-of-pocket share of health spending · 2015~2024 (unit: %)
Year	Out-of-pocket share of health spending
2015	37.7063
2016	36.4847
2017	35.7892
2018	34.6765
2019	32.8372
2020	31.7962
2021	29.7174
2022	29.2752
2023	31.7538
2024	33.7382

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World Bank. (2026). Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure) – Korea, Rep. [Data set]. World Development Indicators. Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS?locations=KR

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