Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Libya

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Libya in 2023 — 6.26%. Ranked 30 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 4.64 pp.

2023 6.26% +3.11 pp vs 2022
World rank 30of 192
Period maximum 6.26%2023
Period minimum 1.5%2006

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Libya, 2000–2023024682000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 1.62%2001: 2.14%2002: 3.17%2003: 2.63%2004: 2.23%2005: 1.63%2006: 1.5%2007: 1.61%2008: 1.52%2009: 2.46%2010: 2.29%2011: 2.54%2012: 2.92%2013: 3.65%2014: 3.43%2015: 4.02%2016: 4.16%2017: 3.1%2018: 3.48%2019: 3.96%2020: 5.59%2021: 4.47%2022: 3.15%2023: 6.26%
Change over the period: +4.64 pp Annual average: 0.2 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Libya 6.26%
World 6.14%
Northern Africa computed 2.39%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 6.26 +3.11 pp
2022 3.15 −1.32 pp
2021 4.47 −1.11 pp
2020 5.59 +1.63 pp
2019 3.96 +0.47 pp
2018 3.48 +0.39 pp
2017 3.1 −1.07 pp
2016 4.16 +0.14 pp
2015 4.02 +0.59 pp
2014 3.43 −0.22 pp
2013 3.65 +0.73 pp
2012 2.92 +0.38 pp
2011 2.54 +0.25 pp
2010 2.29 −0.17 pp
2009 2.46 +0.95 pp
2008 1.52 −0.09 pp
2007 1.61 +0.11 pp
2006 1.5 −0.12 pp
2005 1.63 −0.6 pp
2004 2.23 −0.41 pp
2003 2.63 −0.54 pp
2002 3.17 +1.03 pp
2001 2.14 +0.52 pp
2000 1.62

Northern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.