Total health spending per person in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Total health spending per person was 141.22 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Vanuatu, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 141.22 current international $ for total health spending per person in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Vanuatu peaked at 143.88 current international $ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 71.98 current international $, in 2001.
That places Vanuatu 171st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.95 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 71.98 current international $ | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 77.91 current international $ | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 72.61 current international $ | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 76.37 current international $ | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 75.58 current international $ | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 82.92 current international $ | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 79.98 current international $ | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 84.79 current international $ | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 88.78 current international $ | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 96.39 current international $ | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 101.3 current international $ | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 111.56 current international $ | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 124.39 current international $ | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 105.97 current international $ | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 124.43 current international $ | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 91.61 current international $ | -26.4% |
| 2017 | 90.64 current international $ | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 111.23 current international $ | +22.7% |
| 2019 | 115.89 current international $ | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 128.49 current international $ | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 143.88 current international $ | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 140.14 current international $ | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 141.22 current international $ | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.39 current international $ | 71.98 current international $ | 88.78 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.34 current international $ | 90.64 current international $ | 124.43 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 138.43 current international $ | 128.49 current international $ | 143.88 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 168 Solomon Islands 153.39 current international $ compare
- 169 Pakistan 152.1 current international $ compare
- 170 Mozambique 142.62 current international $ compare
- 172 Uganda 138.75 current international $ compare
- 173 Benin 137.83 current international $ compare
- 174 Central African Republic 136.69 current international $ compare
More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -0.3914 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 756 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Vanuatu?
- Total health spending per person in Vanuatu was 141.22 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total health spending per person recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 143.88 current international $ in 2021.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.98 current international $ in 2001.
- How does Vanuatu rank for total health spending per person?
- Vanuatu ranks 171st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total health spending per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The sum of public and private annual health expenditure per person. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.