External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: External health expenditure per capita, PPP was 45.13 current international $ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Vanuatu, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current international $.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Vanuatu stood at 45.13 current international $.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.0% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Vanuatu peaked at 89.87 current international $ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.67 current international $, in 2001.
Vanuatu ranks 43rd of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.89 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 10.67 current international $ | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 18.65 current international $ | +74.8% |
| 2003 | 11.5 current international $ | -38.4% |
| 2004 | 16.39 current international $ | +42.6% |
| 2005 | 16.48 current international $ | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 19 current international $ | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 12.45 current international $ | -34.4% |
| 2008 | 12.91 current international $ | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 23.22 current international $ | +79.9% |
| 2010 | 31.67 current international $ | +36.4% |
| 2011 | 23.05 current international $ | -27.2% |
| 2012 | 34.12 current international $ | +48.0% |
| 2013 | 48.47 current international $ | +42.1% |
| 2014 | 76.09 current international $ | +57.0% |
| 2015 | 50.99 current international $ | -33.0% |
| 2016 | 38.93 current international $ | -23.7% |
| 2017 | 31.51 current international $ | -19.1% |
| 2018 | 29.46 current international $ | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 40.63 current international $ | +37.9% |
| 2020 | 33.53 current international $ | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 89.87 current international $ | +168.0% |
| 2022 | 68.39 current international $ | -23.9% |
| 2023 | 45.13 current international $ | -34.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.22 current international $ | 10.67 current international $ | 23.22 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.49 current international $ | 23.05 current international $ | 76.09 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.23 current international $ | 33.53 current international $ | 89.87 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 40 Burkina Faso 46.84 current international $ compare
- 41 Zimbabwe 46.38 current international $ compare
- 42 Sierra Leone 45.29 current international $ compare
- 44 Bhutan 43.61 current international $ compare
- 45 Tajikistan 43.35 current international $ compare
- 46 Liberia 42.62 current international $ 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.184 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1957 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Vanuatu?
- External health expenditure per capita, ppp in Vanuatu was 45.13 current international $ 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, ppp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 89.87 current international $ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.67 current international $ in 2001.
- How does Vanuatu rank for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Vanuatu ranks 43rd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita, ppp rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity. 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.