| Characteristic | Share of GDP |
|---|---|
| 2023* | 1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5% |
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Release date
October 2024
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Region
South Korea
Survey time period
1970 to 2023
Supplementary notes
* Estimate.
According to the source, pharmaceutical spending covers expenditure on prescription medicines and self-medication (over-the-counter products) and excludes pharmaceuticals consumed in hospitals and other health care settings.Â
The source did not provide a date of publication. The date used here is the date of last update.
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