Current health expenditure per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Current health expenditure per capita was 143.44 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Vanuatu, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure per capita in Vanuatu is 143.44 current US$, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 143.44 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.73 current US$, in 2001.
Vanuatu ranks 136th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.07 current US$ | 45.73 current US$ | 82.8 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.1 current US$ | 88.36 current US$ | 130.88 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 137.05 current US$ | 125.41 current US$ | 143.44 current US$ | 4 |
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More health data for Vanuatu
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 4,117 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 3,865 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 3,969 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 4,288 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 4,050 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 4,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 4,472 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 4,503 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 4,204 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 4,095 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Vanuatu?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Vanuatu was 143.44 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 143.44 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.73 current US$ in 2001.
- How does Vanuatu rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 136th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.