Key facts
- Overall surplus for foreign nationals exceeded 1 trillion won for the first time.
- Fiscal balance for Chinese nationals recorded a deficit of 40.9 billion won.
- Vietnam had the largest surplus among individual countries at 160.1 billion won.
The fiscal balance of South Korea's national health insurance for foreigners surpassed 1 trillion won (US$753 million) last year, marking a first-time surplus of this magnitude. The overall surplus for foreign nationals reached 1,012.8 billion won, an increase from 943.9 billion won in the preceding year. This marks the seventh consecutive year of surplus for the foreigner health insurance account since 2017. However, the account specifically for Chinese nationals swung to a deficit of 40.9 billion won last year, a reversal from a 5.5 billion won surplus in the previous year. Insurance premiums collected from Chinese nationals in 2025 totaled 956.4 billion won, while medical expenses covered by the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) reached 997.3 billion won.