Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 44.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Viet Nam, 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
In 2023, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Viet Nam stood at 44.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Viet Nam peaked at 45.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 2001.
Viet Nam ranks 129th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.1% | — |
| 2001 | 32.8% | -20.2% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | +34.1% |
| 2003 | 40.3% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 41.3% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 41.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 38.2% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 39.8% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 38.2% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 38.9% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 45.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 44.3% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 43.6% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 40.6% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 41.3% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 43.2% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 43.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 44.3% | +2.0% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 44.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.4%, 75% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 44.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.9%, 73% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Viet Nam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +34.1% | 32.8% | 44.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.6% | 32.8% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 38.9% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 41.3% | 44.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More health data for Viet Nam
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,132 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Viet Nam?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Viet Nam was 44.3% 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 2001.
- How does Viet Nam rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Viet Nam ranks 129th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.