External health expenditure in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: External health expenditure was 32.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure in Vanuatu, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure in Vanuatu is 32.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 34.5% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Vanuatu peaked at 71.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2001.
That places Vanuatu 20th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | 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% |
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
- 17 Rwanda 37.0% compare
- 18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 37.0% compare
- 19 Solomon Islands 33.9% compare
- 21 Haiti 31.6% compare
- 22 Sierra Leone 28.5% compare
- 23 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 in Vanuatu?
- External health expenditure in Vanuatu was 32.0% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 71.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2001.
- How does Vanuatu rank for external health expenditure?
- Vanuatu ranks 20th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure 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 Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.