Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Vanuatu

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Vanuatu in 2023 — 4.12%. Ranked 152 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.81 pp.

2023 4.12% +0.06 pp vs 2022
World rank 152of 192
Period maximum 4.59%2021
Period minimum 2.88%2017

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Vanuatu, 2000–20232.533.544.552000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 3.31%2001: 3.39%2002: 3.9%2003: 3.51%2004: 3.54%2005: 3.3%2006: 3.32%2007: 3.11%2008: 3.14%2009: 3.25%2010: 3.53%2011: 3.6%2012: 3.94%2013: 4.39%2014: 3.64%2015: 4.16%2016: 2.99%2017: 2.88%2018: 3.44%2019: 3.5%2020: 4.12%2021: 4.59%2022: 4.06%2023: 4.12%
Change over the period: +0.81 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Vanuatu

Vanuatu 4.12%
World 10.06%
Melanesia computed 3.11%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4.12 +0.06 pp
2022 4.06 −0.53 pp
2021 4.59 +0.47 pp
2020 4.12 +0.63 pp
2019 3.5 +0.06 pp
2018 3.44 +0.56 pp
2017 2.88 −0.11 pp
2016 2.99 −1.17 pp
2015 4.16 +0.52 pp
2014 3.64 −0.75 pp
2013 4.39 +0.46 pp
2012 3.94 +0.34 pp
2011 3.6 +0.07 pp
2010 3.53 +0.27 pp
2009 3.25 +0.11 pp
2008 3.14 +0.03 pp
2007 3.11 −0.21 pp
2006 3.32 +0.02 pp
2005 3.3 −0.24 pp
2004 3.54 +0.03 pp
2003 3.51 −0.4 pp
2002 3.9 +0.52 pp
2001 3.39 +0.08 pp
2000 3.31

Melanesia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Current health expenditure as a percent of GDP: government spending, compulsory and voluntary insurance, and direct payments by households. Capital investment in infrastructure is not included. A high share does not automatically mean better health of the population: it can reflect broad coverage just as well as the high cost of services.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.