Public healthcare spending share gdp in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 2.33 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Vanuatu, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 2.33 for public healthcare spending share gdp in 2023.
The figure is up 43.8% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Vanuatu peaked at 2.62 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5872, in 2014.
That places Vanuatu 122nd out of 193 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.
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.47 | — |
| 2001 | 2.52 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.62 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 2.49 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 2.32 | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 2.14 | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 2.15 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.22 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 2.27 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 2 | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 1.94 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 2.36 | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 2.3 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.25 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5872 | -73.9% |
| 2015 | 2.02 | +243.9% |
| 2016 | 1.29 | -36.1% |
| 2017 | 1.47 | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 2.14 | +45.5% |
| 2019 | 1.9 | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 2.57 | +35.1% |
| 2021 | 1.23 | -52.1% |
| 2022 | 1.62 | +31.5% |
| 2023 | 2.33 | +43.8% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 2.33 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.86, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 2.33 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.37, 69% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public healthcare spending share gdp in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +243.9% | 0.5872 | 2.02 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.32 | 2 | 2.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 | 0.5872 | 2.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 | 1.23 | 2.57 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 119 Uzbekistan 2.38 compare
- 120 Saint Lucia 2.38 compare
- 121 Bahrain 2.37 compare
- 123 Georgia 2.31 compare
- 124 Algeria 2.31 compare
- 125 Antigua and Barbuda 2.31 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0682 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Vanuatu?
- Public healthcare spending share gdp in Vanuatu was 2.33 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 in 2002.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5872 in 2014.
- How does Vanuatu rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
- Vanuatu ranks 122nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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