Health share of government spending in Vanuatu in 2023 — 5.6%. Ranked 157 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 4.1 pp.
2000–2023 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Vanuatu
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.6 | +1.75 pp |
| 2022 | 3.86 | +1.08 pp |
| 2021 | 2.78 | −3.15 pp |
| 2020 | 5.93 | +1.15 pp |
| 2019 | 4.78 | −1.65 pp |
| 2018 | 6.44 | +2.48 pp |
| 2017 | 3.96 | +0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 3.66 | −1.1 pp |
| 2015 | 4.76 | +2.24 pp |
| 2014 | 2.52 | −7.28 pp |
| 2013 | 9.8 | +0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 9.4 | +0.01 pp |
| 2011 | 9.4 | +2.55 pp |
| 2010 | 6.85 | −0.42 pp |
| 2009 | 7.27 | −0.91 pp |
| 2008 | 8.18 | −1.73 pp |
| 2007 | 9.9 | −0.77 pp |
| 2006 | 10.67 | −1.03 pp |
| 2005 | 11.71 | −0.85 pp |
| 2004 | 12.56 | −0.66 pp |
| 2003 | 13.21 | +1.47 pp |
| 2002 | 11.75 | +0.48 pp |
| 2001 | 11.27 | +1.56 pp |
| 2000 | 9.7 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.
Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
How much the state spends on health relative to the size of the economy.
Healthcare Government health expenditure per capitaHow many dollars a year the state spends on the health of one person.
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Healthcare Health expenditure per capitaHow much is spent on health per person a year, in US dollars.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
