Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Lebanon

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Lebanon in 2023 — 5.57%. Ranked 114 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 5.25 pp.

2023 5.57% +0.66 pp vs 2022
World rank 114of 192
Period maximum 10.83%2000
Period minimum 4.4%2021

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Lebanon, 2000–202346810122000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 10.83%2001: 10.56%2002: 9.28%2003: 8.67%2004: 8%2005: 7.55%2006: 8.66%2007: 8.56%2008: 7.82%2009: 7.01%2010: 7.44%2011: 8.18%2012: 7%2013: 7.07%2014: 7.52%2015: 7.42%2016: 7.92%2017: 7.8%2018: 8.07%2019: 8.69%2020: 7.48%2021: 4.4%2022: 4.91%2023: 5.57%
Change over the period: −5.25 pp Annual average: -0.23 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Lebanon 5.57%
World 10.06%
Western Asia computed 5.22%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 5.57 +0.66 pp
2022 4.91 +0.51 pp
2021 4.4 −3.08 pp
2020 7.48 −1.2 pp
2019 8.69 +0.62 pp
2018 8.07 +0.27 pp
2017 7.8 −0.12 pp
2016 7.92 +0.51 pp
2015 7.42 −0.11 pp
2014 7.52 +0.45 pp
2013 7.07 +0.06 pp
2012 7 −1.17 pp
2011 8.18 +0.74 pp
2010 7.44 +0.43 pp
2009 7.01 −0.81 pp
2008 7.82 −0.74 pp
2007 8.56 −0.1 pp
2006 8.66 +1.11 pp
2005 7.55 −0.45 pp
2004 8 −0.67 pp
2003 8.67 −0.61 pp
2002 9.28 −1.28 pp
2001 10.56 −0.27 pp
2000 10.83

About the indicator

Current health expenditure as a percent of GDP: government spending, compulsory and voluntary insurance, and direct payments by households. Capital investment in infrastructure is not included. A high share does not automatically mean better health of the population: it can reflect broad coverage just as well as the high cost of services.

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