Djibouti vs Liberia: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Djibouti
4.9%
in 2023
Liberia
4.8%
in 2023
Djibouti rank
169th
Liberia rank
171st
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Djibouti
- Liberia
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 4.9% against 4.8% in Liberia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 169th and Liberia ranks 171st of 195 countries.
Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 4.3% | 1.7% | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 3.9% | 2.1% | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 0.1% | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Djibouti or Liberia?
- Djibouti, at 4.9% against 4.8% in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Djibouti and Liberia?
- 0.1%, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Liberia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Liberia rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Djibouti ranks 169th and Liberia ranks 171st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.