External health expenditure in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: External health expenditure was 1.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure in Viet Nam, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam peaked at 5.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2019.
That places Viet Nam 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 in Viet Nam, 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% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 1.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam'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 Viet Nam
- 96 Luxembourg 1.2% compare
- 97 Guyana 1.2% compare
- 98 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.2% compare
- 100 Iraq 1.1% compare
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 1.0% compare
- 102 El Salvador 0.9% compare
More health data for Viet Nam
- 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 in Viet Nam?
- External health expenditure in Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2019.
- How does Viet Nam rank for external health expenditure?
- Viet Nam ranks 99th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.