External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Vietnam
Vietnam: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) was 2.26 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Vietnam, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 2.26 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.5% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Vietnam peaked at 3.75 current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8321 current US$, in 2000.
That places Vietnam 112th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8321 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.9418 current US$ | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9544 current US$ | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.13 current US$ | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 1.63 current US$ | +44.6% |
| 2005 | 1.45 current US$ | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 1.75 current US$ | +20.2% |
| 2007 | 1.82 current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.32 current US$ | -27.4% |
| 2009 | 1.59 current US$ | +20.7% |
| 2010 | 1.78 current US$ | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 2.12 current US$ | +19.6% |
| 2012 | 2.65 current US$ | +24.7% |
| 2013 | 2.68 current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 3.75 current US$ | +40.0% |
| 2015 | 2.54 current US$ | -32.2% |
| 2016 | 2.84 current US$ | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 1.51 current US$ | -46.8% |
| 2018 | 1.65 current US$ | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 1.68 current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.57 current US$ | +53.1% |
| 2021 | 2 current US$ | -22.3% |
| 2022 | 3 current US$ | +49.9% |
| 2023 | 2.26 current US$ | -24.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 2.26 current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.71 current US$, 48% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 2.26 current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.28 current US$, 17% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.34 current US$ | 0.8321 current US$ | 1.82 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.32 current US$ | 1.51 current US$ | 3.75 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.46 current US$ | 2 current US$ | 3 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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- 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)
- 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 per capita in Vietnam?
- External health expenditure per capita in Vietnam was 2.26 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 3.75 current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8321 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Vietnam ranks 112th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.