Germany vs Liberia: Current health expenditure
Germany
12.3%
in 2024
Liberia
13.0%
in 2023
Germany rank
9th
Liberia rank
6th
Current health expenditure over time
- Germany
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 13.0% against 12.3% in Germany, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 9th and Liberia ranks 6th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 4.7% | 5.3% | Germany |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 8.9% | 2.0% | Germany |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 13.2% | 0.8% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Germany or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 13.0% against 12.3% in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Germany and Liberia?
- 0.7%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Liberia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Liberia rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Germany ranks 9th and Liberia ranks 6th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.