External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Vietnam
Vietnam: External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) was 1.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure in Vietnam, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 1.1% for external health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.0% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Vietnam peaked at 5.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2019.
That places Vietnam 99th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | 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 1.0%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.3%, 11% of the median. (28 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
- 96 Luxembourg 1.2% compare
- 97 Guyana 1.2% compare
- 98 Bolivia 1.2% compare
- 100 Iraq 1.1% compare
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 1.0% compare
- 102 El Salvador 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0357 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Vietnam?
- External health expenditure in Vietnam was 1.1% 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2019.
- How does Vietnam rank for external health expenditure?
- Vietnam ranks 99th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure 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 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.