Vanuatu — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Vanuatu, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Vanuatu was 4.12% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 4.59% in 2021. The lowest was 2.88% in 2017 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.96% per year.
Vanuatu ranks 151 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 80%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 5.94%, so Vanuatu sits below it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 10% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 6%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 23 of 29 economies; Malaysia (3.96%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 28% in 2016. That is 8% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 73 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 152nd of 184 in 2000 → 156th of 188 in 2010 → 158th of 189 in 2020 → 150th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.12% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 4.06% | -0.5 pp |
| 2021 | 4.59% | +0.5 pp |
| 2020 | 4.12% | +0.6 pp |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 3.44% | +0.6 pp |
| 2017 | 2.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 2.99% | -1.2 pp |
| 2015 | 4.16% | +0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 3.64% | -0.8 pp |
| 2013 | 4.39% | +0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 3.94% | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 3.53% | +0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 3.25% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 3.14% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 3.11% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 3.32% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 3.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 3.51% | -0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 3.39% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 3.31% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Vanuatu’s Health spending in 2001?
3.39% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Vanuatu’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +24.6% in total — about 1.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 4.12%; 2022: 4.06%; 2021: 4.59%; 2020: 4.12%; 2019: 3.5%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.