Domestic general government health expenditure in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Domestic general government health expenditure was 56.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government health expenditure in Vanuatu, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 56.6% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
The figure is up 41.7% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Vanuatu peaked at 74.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2014.
Vanuatu ranks 97th of 193 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 in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.7% | — |
| 2001 | 74.3% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 67.2% | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 71.0% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 65.7% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 64.8% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 64.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 71.5% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 72.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 65.6% | +19.3% |
| 2012 | 58.4% | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 51.1% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | -68.5% |
| 2015 | 48.6% | +201.1% |
| 2016 | 43.1% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 51.1% | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 62.2% | +21.8% |
| 2019 | 54.5% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 62.4% | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | -57.0% |
| 2022 | 39.9% | +48.7% |
| 2023 | 56.6% | +41.7% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 56.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.9%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 56.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.9%, 93% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure 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 | +201.1% | 16.1% | 48.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.8% | 61.6% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 16.1% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 26.9% | 62.4% | 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 domestic general government health expenditure in Vanuatu?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Vanuatu was 56.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2014.
- How does Vanuatu rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Vanuatu ranks 97th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.