Liberia vs OECD members: Current health expenditure
Liberia
13.0%
in 2023
OECD members
12.7%
in 2023
Liberia rank
6th
OECD members rank
3rd
Current health expenditure over time
- Liberia
- OECD members
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 13.0% against 12.7% in OECD members, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was OECD members ahead.
Liberia ranks 6th and OECD members ranks 3rd of 193 countries.
OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 10.4% | 5.7% | OECD members |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 12.0% | 3.1% | OECD members |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 0.0% | OECD members |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Liberia or OECD members?
- Liberia, at 13.0% against 12.7% in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Liberia and OECD members?
- 0.3%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and OECD members?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and OECD members rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Liberia ranks 6th and OECD members ranks 3rd 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.