Capital health expenditure in Liberia
Liberia: Capital health expenditure was 0.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Liberia, 2012–2020
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.3% for capital health expenditure in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 428.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Liberia peaked at 0.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
Liberia ranks 49th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Capital health expenditure in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.1% | — |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +339.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -96.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +3472.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +10.3% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.068 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Liberia?
- Capital health expenditure in Liberia was 0.3% in 2020, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Liberia rank for capital health expenditure?
- Liberia ranks 49th out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 428.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.