Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 4.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Vietnam, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure in Vietnam stood at 4.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Vietnam peaked at 5.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2002.
That places Vietnam 135th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.1% | — |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -19.4% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +0.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 4.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 74% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 4.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.9%, 77% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.4% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More health data for Vietnam
- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0357 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Vietnam?
- Current health expenditure in Vietnam was 4.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2002.
- How does Vietnam rank for current health expenditure?
- Vietnam ranks 135th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.