External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 32.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
32.0%
Change on year
down 34.5%
World rank
21st
of 194 countries
All-time high
71.8%
in 2014
All-time low
14.8%
in 2001
Years of data
24
2000–2023
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Vanuatu, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Vanuatu stood at 32.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.5% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Vanuatu peaked at 71.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2001.
Vanuatu ranks 21st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.9% | — |
| 2001 | 14.8% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 23.9% | +61.5% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | -33.9% |
| 2004 | 21.5% | +35.6% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | -32.0% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | +71.8% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | +25.6% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | -30.7% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | +34.4% |
| 2013 | 39.0% | +27.4% |
| 2014 | 71.8% | +84.3% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | -42.9% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | -23.8% |
| 2019 | 35.1% | +32.4% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | -25.6% |
| 2021 | 62.5% | +139.3% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | -21.9% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | -34.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 32.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 32.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.2%, 3.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.3% | 14.8% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 22.8% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 26.1% | 62.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 18 Rwanda 37.0% compare
- 19 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 37.0% compare
- 20 Solomon Islands 33.9% compare
- 22 Haiti 31.6% compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 28.5% compare
- 24 Eritrea 28.5% 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 external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Vanuatu?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Vanuatu was 32.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 71.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2001.
- How does Vanuatu rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Vanuatu ranks 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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