Capital health expenditure in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Capital health expenditure was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Capital health expenditure in Viet Nam, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, capital health expenditure in Viet Nam stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.1% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Viet Nam peaked at 0.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2021.
That places Viet Nam 71st out of 128 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Capital health expenditure in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +50.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -17.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -46.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +24.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +35.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +65.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -37.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -41.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +43.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +16.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -30.1% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 0.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 91% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More health data for Viet Nam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,306 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,132 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Viet Nam?
- Capital health expenditure in Viet Nam was 0.2% in 2021, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
- How does Viet Nam rank for capital health expenditure?
- Viet Nam ranks 71st out of 128 countries with data for 2021.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.