In 2022, pharmaceutical spending in South Korea amounted to around 803.3 U.S. dollars per capita. Per capita spending has been increasing over the last two decades, up by over 357.5 percent since 2000. The previous year saw the highest per capita spending recorded so far.
Pharmaceutical spending per capita in South Korea from 2000 to 2022 in U.S. dollars
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.
Figures have been rounded.
The source did not provide a date of publication. The date used here is the access date.
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OECD. (July 18, 2023). Pharmaceutical spending per capita in South Korea from 2000 to 2022 in U.S. dollars [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/647288/pharmaceutical-spending-per-capita-south-korea/
OECD. "Pharmaceutical spending per capita in South Korea from 2000 to 2022 in U.S. dollars." Chart. July 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/647288/pharmaceutical-spending-per-capita-south-korea/
OECD. (2023). Pharmaceutical spending per capita in South Korea from 2000 to 2022 in U.S. dollars. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/647288/pharmaceutical-spending-per-capita-south-korea/
OECD. "Pharmaceutical Spending per Capita in South Korea from 2000 to 2022 in U.S. Dollars." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/647288/pharmaceutical-spending-per-capita-south-korea/
OECD, Pharmaceutical spending per capita in South Korea from 2000 to 2022 in U.S. dollars Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/647288/pharmaceutical-spending-per-capita-south-korea/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Pharmaceutical spending per capita in South Korea from 2000 to 2022 in U.S. dollars [Graph], OECD, July 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/647288/pharmaceutical-spending-per-capita-south-korea/