External health expenditure channeled through government (%) in Vietnam
Vietnam: External health expenditure channeled through government (%) was 49.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure channeled through government in Vietnam, 2000–2023
Source: Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of external health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure channeled through government in Vietnam stood at 49.9%.
That represents a change of down 14.5% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Vietnam peaked at 80.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2019.
That places Vietnam 63rd out of 164 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.
External health expenditure channeled through government (%) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.3% | — |
| 2001 | 36.9% | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 34.6% | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 35.1% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 42.2% | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 64.4% | +52.6% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 67.5% | +22.8% |
| 2011 | 57.8% | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 59.4% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 70.2% | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 76.8% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 70.9% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 80.7% | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 42.1% | -47.8% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -85.6% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 43.4% | +684.8% |
| 2021 | 69.1% | +59.2% |
| 2022 | 58.4% | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 49.9% | -14.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 49.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 47.3%, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 49.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 32.1%, 1.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government (%) in Vietnam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +684.8% | 5.5% | 43.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.6% | 34.6% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.7% | 5.5% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 43.4% | 69.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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- 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 external health expenditure channeled through government in Vietnam?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Vietnam was 49.9% in 2023, according to Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2019.
- How does Vietnam rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Vietnam ranks 63rd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of External health expenditure channeled through government (% of external health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of external donor funding flowing through the government budgets relative to the overall external expenditures on health.