Which has higher out-of-pocket expenditure, Caribbean Small States or Liberia?

Liberia, at 63.2% against 37.4% in Caribbean Small States as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Liberia?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Caribbean Small States vs Liberia: Out-of-pocket expenditure

Caribbean Small States

37.4%

in 2023

Liberia

63.2%

in 2023

Caribbean Small States rank

14th

Liberia rank

14th

Out-of-pocket expenditure over time

Caribbean Small States
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 63.2% against 37.4% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 25.8%.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.7 times Caribbean Small States's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Liberia ahead.

Caribbean Small States ranks 14th and Liberia ranks 14th of 47 groups.

Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Caribbean Small States	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	39.3%	56.0%	16.6%	Liberia
2010s	37.8%	44.3%	6.5%	Liberia
2020s	36.8%	62.6%	25.8%	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-pocket expenditure, Caribbean Small States or Liberia?: Liberia, at 63.2% against 37.4% in Caribbean Small States as of 2023.
What is the difference in out-of-pocket expenditure between Caribbean Small States and Liberia?: 25.8%, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Liberia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Caribbean Small States and Liberia rank globally for out-of-pocket expenditure?: Caribbean Small States ranks 14th and Liberia ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-pocket expenditure (% of current health expenditure)
Unit: % of current health expenditure
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 5,692 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Share of out-of-pocket payments of total current health expenditures. Out-of-pocket payments are spending on health directly out-of-pocket by households.