Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage was 2.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Vanuatu, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 2.3% for domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in 2023.
That represents a change of up 43.8% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Vanuatu peaked at 2.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2014.
Vanuatu ranks 123rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -73.9% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +243.9% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -36.1% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +45.5% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +35.1% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -52.1% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +31.5% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +43.8% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 2.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 2.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.4%, 69% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +243.9% | 0.6% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 120 Uzbekistan 2.4% compare
- 121 Saint Lucia 2.4% compare
- 122 Bahrain 2.4% compare
- 124 Georgia 2.3% compare
- 125 Algeria 2.3% compare
- 126 Antigua and Barbuda 2.3% 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)
- 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 domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Vanuatu?
- Domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Vanuatu was 2.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
- How does Vanuatu rank for domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage?
- Vanuatu ranks 123rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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