Current health expenditure in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Current health expenditure was 4.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Viet Nam, 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 Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam peaked at 5.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2002.
That places Viet Nam 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 in Viet Nam, 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% |
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 |
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- 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 current health expenditure in Viet Nam?
- Current health expenditure in Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2002.
- How does Viet Nam rank for current health expenditure?
- Viet Nam ranks 135th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.