Liberia vs World: Current health expenditure
Liberia
13.0%
in 2023
World
10.1%
in 2023
Liberia rank
6th
World rank
7th
Current health expenditure over time
- Liberia
- World
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 13.0% against 10.1% in World, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.3 times World's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was World ahead.
Liberia ranks 6th and World ranks 7th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 9.2% | 4.5% | World |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 9.5% | 0.6% | World |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 10.3% | 2.9% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Liberia or World?
- Liberia, at 13.0% against 10.1% in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Liberia and World?
- 2.9%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and World?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and World rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Liberia ranks 6th and World ranks 7th 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.