Healthcare Spending: Vanuatu

Analysis# Vanuatu Healthcare Spending Vanuatu allocated 4.119% of its GDP to healthcare in 2023, representing a moderate commitment to the sector. This figure sits between the country's all-time low of 2.881% in 2017 and its peak of 4.588% in 2021. Since 2000, healthcare spending has grown 24.6%, signaling an overall upward trajectory despite substantial year-to-year volatility. A dramatic decline occurred between 2015 and 2017, when spending dropped from 4.158% to 2.881%—the lowest point in the dataset. Recovery began in 2018 and accelerated sharply through 2021. Recent years show stabilization around 4.1%, suggesting Vanuatu has settled into a higher baseline following the pandemic-era peaks. The 2023 level indicates the country maintains elevated healthcare investment compared to early-2010s levels.