External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Vietnam
Vietnam: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 1.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.1%
Change on year
down 28.0%
World rank
100th
of 194 countries
All-time high
5.1%
in 2004
All-time low
1.0%
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Vietnam, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Vietnam stood at 1.1%.
The figure is down 28.0% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Vietnam peaked at 5.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2019.
Vietnam ranks 100th 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.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +18.4% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -27.1% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -38.7% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +22.0% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -51.9% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +71.2% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -29.2% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +33.9% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -28.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.2%, 12% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 97 Guyana 1.2% compare
- 98 Bolivia 1.2% compare
- 99 Luxembourg 1.2% compare
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 1.0% compare
- 102 El Salvador 0.9% compare
- 103 Barbados 0.9% compare
More health data for Vietnam
- 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 external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Vietnam?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Vietnam was 1.1% 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2019.
- How does Vietnam rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Vietnam ranks 100th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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