In 2020, pharmaceutical spending in South Korea lay at around 674.6 U.S. dollars per capita. Per capita spending has been increasing over the last two decades, up by over 280 percent since 2000. The year 2020 saw the highest per capita spending recorded so far.
Pharmaceutical spending per capita in South Korea from 2000 to 2020 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. (December 8, 2021). Pharmaceutical spending per capita in South Korea from 2000 to 2020 in U.S. dollars [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/647288/pharmaceutical-spending-per-capita-south-korea/
OECD. "Pharmaceutical spending per capita in South Korea from 2000 to 2020 in U.S. dollars." Chart. December 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/647288/pharmaceutical-spending-per-capita-south-korea/
OECD. (2021). Pharmaceutical spending per capita in South Korea from 2000 to 2020 in U.S. dollars. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/647288/pharmaceutical-spending-per-capita-south-korea/
OECD. "Pharmaceutical Spending per Capita in South Korea from 2000 to 2020 in U.S. Dollars." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/647288/pharmaceutical-spending-per-capita-south-korea/
OECD, Pharmaceutical spending per capita in South Korea from 2000 to 2020 in U.S. dollars Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/647288/pharmaceutical-spending-per-capita-south-korea/ (last visited January 22, 2022)
