Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Liberia
Liberia: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 13.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Liberia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure in Liberia is 13.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and up 81.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Liberia peaked at 13.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2001.
Liberia ranks 6th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -19.9% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | +134.5% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +38.5% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +49.8% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +28.2% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +53.9% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | -4.3% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 13.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.9%, 2.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 13.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.4%, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +134.5% | 2.5% | 5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 2.2% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 7.2% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 12.9% | 13.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 3 United States 16.7% compare
- 4 Afghanistan 15.0% compare
- 5 Marshall Islands 13.4% compare
- 7 Micronesia (country) 12.9% compare
- 8 Lesotho 12.6% compare
- 9 Germany 12.3% compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,457 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0699 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Liberia?
- Current health expenditure in Liberia was 13.0% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2001.
- How does Liberia rank for current health expenditure?
- Liberia ranks 6th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.