High income vs Liberia: Current health expenditure
High income
12.5%
in 2023
Liberia
13.0%
in 2023
High income rank
4th
Liberia rank
6th
Current health expenditure over time
- High income
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 13.0% against 12.5% in High income, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 4th and Liberia ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 4.7% | 5.6% | High income |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 8.9% | 2.8% | High income |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 13.2% | 0.2% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, High income or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 13.0% against 12.5% in High income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between High income and Liberia?
- 0.5%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Liberia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do High income and Liberia rank globally for current health expenditure?
- High income ranks 4th and Liberia ranks 6th of 47 groups.
- 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.