Current health expenditure in Lebanon
Lebanon: Current health expenditure was 5.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current health expenditure in Lebanon, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 5.6% for current health expenditure in 2023.
That represents a change of up 13.5% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Lebanon peaked at 10.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2021.
That places Lebanon 115th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.8% | — |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -41.2% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.0% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 7.0% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 4.4% | 7.5% | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,106 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 185 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0393 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -4.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.2246 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Lebanon?
- Current health expenditure in Lebanon was 5.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2021.
- How does Lebanon rank for current health expenditure?
- Lebanon ranks 115th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.