Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Liberia

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Liberia in 2023 — 1.3%. Ranked 153 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.66 pp.

2023 1.3% +0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank 153of 192
Period maximum 1.69%2018
Period minimum 0.32%2013

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Liberia, 2000–202300.511.522000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 0.65%2001: 0.53%2002: 0.56%2003: 0.42%2004: 0.52%2005: 0.55%2006: 0.47%2007: 0.73%2008: 0.92%2009: 1.2%2010: 1.27%2011: 1.52%2012: 1.55%2013: 0.32%2014: 0.82%2015: 1.2%2016: 1.39%2017: 1.39%2018: 1.69%2019: 1.36%2020: 1.32%2021: 1.11%2022: 1.29%2023: 1.3%
Change over the period: +0.66 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Liberia

Liberia 1.3%
World 6.14%
Western Africa computed 0.93%
Low-income countries computed 0.92%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.3 +0.01 pp
2022 1.29 +0.18 pp
2021 1.11 −0.21 pp
2020 1.32 −0.03 pp
2019 1.36 −0.33 pp
2018 1.69 +0.3 pp
2017 1.39 −0.01 pp
2016 1.39 +0.19 pp
2015 1.2 +0.38 pp
2014 0.82 +0.51 pp
2013 0.32 −1.23 pp
2012 1.55 +0.03 pp
2011 1.52 +0.25 pp
2010 1.27 +0.08 pp
2009 1.2 +0.28 pp
2008 0.92 +0.18 pp
2007 0.73 +0.26 pp
2006 0.47 −0.07 pp
2005 0.55 +0.03 pp
2004 0.52 +0.1 pp
2003 0.42 −0.15 pp
2002 0.56 +0.03 pp
2001 0.53 −0.11 pp
2000 0.65

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.