Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 56.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Vanuatu, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 56.6% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023.
That represents a change of up 41.7% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Vanuatu peaked at 74.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2014.
Vanuatu ranks 97th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.7% | — |
| 2001 | 74.3% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 67.2% | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 71.0% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 65.7% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 64.8% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 64.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 71.5% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 72.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 65.6% | +19.3% |
| 2012 | 58.4% | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 51.1% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | -68.5% |
| 2015 | 48.6% | +201.1% |
| 2016 | 43.1% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 51.1% | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 62.2% | +21.8% |
| 2019 | 54.5% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 62.4% | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | -57.0% |
| 2022 | 39.9% | +48.7% |
| 2023 | 56.6% | +41.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.8% | 61.6% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 16.1% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 26.9% | 62.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Vanuatu?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Vanuatu was 56.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2014.
- How does Vanuatu rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Vanuatu ranks 97th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.