Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 12.02 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Vanuatu, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Vanuatu is 12.02, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Vanuatu peaked at 12.02 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.64, in 2002.
Vanuatu ranks 176th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.02 | — |
| 2001 | 4.98 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 4.64 | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 5.29 | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 5.91 | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 6.08 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 6.15 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 6.84 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 7.31 | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 7.41 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 8.79 | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 9.69 | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 9.46 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 9.48 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 9.58 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.07 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 9.28 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 9.44 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 9.12 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 8.59 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 10.53 | +22.7% |
| 2021 | 11.13 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 11.26 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 12.02 | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.96 | 4.64 | 7.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.25 | 8.59 | 9.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.24 | 10.53 | 12.02 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 173 Micronesia (country) 13.11 compare
- 174 Laos 12.29 compare
- 175 Sudan 12.09 compare
- 177 Tanzania 10.13 compare
- 178 East Timor 10.09 compare
- 179 Marshall Islands 9.42 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Vanuatu
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 636.2 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.6009 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.11 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.1% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 11.61 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.556 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Vanuatu?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Vanuatu was 12.02 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 12.02 in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.64 in 2002.
- How does Vanuatu rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Vanuatu ranks 176th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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