Gabon vs Libya: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Gabon
9.6%
in 2023
Libya
9.6%
in 2023
Gabon rank
102nd
Libya rank
104th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Gabon
- Libya
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 9.6% against 9.6% in Libya, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Libya ahead.
Gabon ranks 102nd and Libya ranks 104th of 195 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.5% | 0.2% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 7.3% | 0.4% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 7.8% | 1.8% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Gabon or Libya?
- Gabon, at 9.6% against 9.6% in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Gabon and Libya?
- 0.0%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Libya?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Libya rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Gabon ranks 102nd and Libya ranks 104th 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.