Viet Nam — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Viet Nam, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Viet Nam was 4.56% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 5.07% in 2010. The lowest was 3.87% in 2002 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.46% per year.
Viet Nam ranks 133 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 70%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 5.94%, so Viet Nam sits below it. It peaked in 2010 and has fallen 10% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 3%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 19 of 29 economies; Thailand (4.54%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 19% in 2002. That is 3% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 152 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 127th of 184 in 2000 → 112th of 188 in 2010 → 151st of 189 in 2020 → 132nd of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.56% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 4.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 4.54% | +0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 4.33% | -0.6 pp |
| 2019 | 4.97% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 5.03% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 4.99% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 4.87% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 4.71% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 4.69% | +0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 4.41% | -0.6 pp |
| 2012 | 5% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 4.97% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 5.07% | +0.6 pp |
| 2009 | 4.49% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 4.36% | -0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 4.63% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 4.57% | +0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 4.32% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 4.09% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 3.94% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 3.87% | -0.9 pp |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +0.7 pp |
| 2000 | 4.11% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Viet Nam’s Health spending in 2001?
4.8% (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 Viet Nam’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +11.0% in total — about 0.5% 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: 4.56%; 2022: 4.54%; 2021: 4.54%; 2020: 4.33%; 2019: 4.97%. 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.