Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % GDP in Korea

Korea: Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % GDP was 0.888 Percentage of GDP in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.888 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
3rd
of 3 groups
All-time high
0.888 Percentage of GDP
in 2022
All-time low
0.234 Percentage of GDP
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % GDP in Korea, 1990–2022

0.20.40.60.81990200620221990: 0.234 Percentage of GDP1991: 0.269 Percentage of GDP1992: 0.298 Percentage of GDP1993: 0.269 Percentage of GDP1994: 0.294 Percentage of GDP1995: 0.292 Percentage of GDP1996: 0.304 Percentage of GDP1997: 0.331 Percentage of GDP1998: 0.339 Percentage of GDP1999: 0.286 Percentage of GDP2000: 0.31 Percentage of GDP2001: 0.343 Percentage of GDP2002: 0.368 Percentage of GDP2003: 0.413 Percentage of GDP2004: 0.476 Percentage of GDP2005: 0.497 Percentage of GDP2006: 0.528 Percentage of GDP2007: 0.53 Percentage of GDP2008: 0.555 Percentage of GDP2009: 0.566 Percentage of GDP2010: 0.481 Percentage of GDP2011: 0.5 Percentage of GDP2012: 0.526 Percentage of GDP2013: 0.515 Percentage of GDP2014: 0.507 Percentage of GDP2015: 0.529 Percentage of GDP2016: 0.532 Percentage of GDP2017: 0.57 Percentage of GDP2018: 0.606 Percentage of GDP2019: 0.668 Percentage of GDP2020: 0.882 Percentage of GDP2021: 0.873 Percentage of GDP2022: 0.888 Percentage of GDP

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

Korea recorded 0.888 Percentage of GDP for public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 68.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp in Korea peaked at 0.888 Percentage of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.234 Percentage of GDP, in 1990.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % GDP in Korea, year by year

Annual values for Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % GDP — Social expenditure in Korea, 1990 to 2022.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
1990 0.234 Percentage of GDP
1991 0.269 Percentage of GDP +15.0%
1992 0.298 Percentage of GDP +10.8%
1993 0.269 Percentage of GDP -9.7%
1994 0.294 Percentage of GDP +9.3%
1995 0.292 Percentage of GDP -0.7%
1996 0.304 Percentage of GDP +4.1%
1997 0.331 Percentage of GDP +8.9%
1998 0.339 Percentage of GDP +2.4%
1999 0.286 Percentage of GDP -15.6%
2000 0.31 Percentage of GDP +8.4%
2001 0.343 Percentage of GDP +10.6%
2002 0.368 Percentage of GDP +7.3%
2003 0.413 Percentage of GDP +12.2%
2004 0.476 Percentage of GDP +15.3%
2005 0.497 Percentage of GDP +4.4%
2006 0.528 Percentage of GDP +6.2%
2007 0.53 Percentage of GDP +0.4%
2008 0.555 Percentage of GDP +4.7%
2009 0.566 Percentage of GDP +2.0%
2010 0.481 Percentage of GDP -15.0%
2011 0.5 Percentage of GDP +4.0%
2012 0.526 Percentage of GDP +5.2%
2013 0.515 Percentage of GDP -2.1%
2014 0.507 Percentage of GDP -1.6%
2015 0.529 Percentage of GDP +4.3%
2016 0.532 Percentage of GDP +0.6%
2017 0.57 Percentage of GDP +7.1%
2018 0.606 Percentage of GDP +6.3%
2019 0.668 Percentage of GDP +10.2%
2020 0.882 Percentage of GDP +32.0%
2021 0.873 Percentage of GDP -1.0%
2022 0.888 Percentage of GDP +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2916 Percentage of GDP 0.234 Percentage of GDP 0.339 Percentage of GDP 10
2000s 0.4586 Percentage of GDP 0.31 Percentage of GDP 0.566 Percentage of GDP 10
2010s 0.5434 Percentage of GDP 0.481 Percentage of GDP 0.668 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 0.881 Percentage of GDP 0.873 Percentage of GDP 0.888 Percentage of GDP 3

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  3. 1 Croatia 3.1 Percentage of GDP compare
  4. 2 Netherlands 2.78 Percentage of GDP compare
  5. 2 Norway 4.04 Percentage of GDP compare
  6. 3 Belgium 3.38 Percentage of GDP compare
  7. 3 Estonia 2.42 Percentage of GDP compare
  8. 4 Iceland 3.36 Percentage of GDP compare
  9. 4 Slovenia 2.23 Percentage of GDP compare
  10. 5 Lithuania 2.17 Percentage of GDP compare
  11. 5 Sweden 3.25 Percentage of GDP compare
  12. 6 New Zealand 3.2 Percentage of GDP compare
  13. 6 Poland 1.96 Percentage of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp in Korea?
Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp in Korea was 0.888 Percentage of GDP in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.888 Percentage of GDP in 2022.
What is the lowest public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.234 Percentage of GDP in 1990.
How does Korea rank for public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp?
Korea ranks 3rd out of 3 groups with data for 2022.
Is public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 68.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % GDP — Social expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % GDP — Social expenditure
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