Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic was 4.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.1%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
153rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
4.6%
in 2021
All-time low
2.9%
in 2017
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Vanuatu, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Vanuatu is 4.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Vanuatu peaked at 4.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2017.
That places Vanuatu 153rd out of 194 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.
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.3% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -28.1% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +19.4% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +1.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 4.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 4.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.9%, 69% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3888 % 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 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % 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 current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Vanuatu?
- Current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Vanuatu was 4.1% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2017.
- How does Vanuatu rank for current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic?
- Vanuatu ranks 153rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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