External health expenditure per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: External health expenditure per capita was 45.84 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External 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$.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 45.84 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 31.3% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 89.05 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.78 current US$, in 2001.
That places Vanuatu 13th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.31 current US$ | 6.78 current US$ | 21.66 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.98 current US$ | 25.89 current US$ | 77.71 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.59 current US$ | 32.73 current US$ | 89.05 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 external health expenditure per capita in Vanuatu?
- External health expenditure per capita in Vanuatu was 45.84 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 89.05 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.78 current US$ in 2001.
- How does Vanuatu rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 13th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.