Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Libya
Libya: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 7.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Libya, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Libya recorded 7.8% for current health expenditure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 64.5% on the previous year and up 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Libya peaked at 7.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2008.
Libya ranks 66th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.3% | — |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +18.3% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -25.6% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +59.6% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +22.5% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +25.8% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -24.2% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +28.1% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +64.5% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 7.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 7.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.6%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.2% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.3% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 4.7% | 7.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More health data for Libya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 133 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0427 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Libya?
- Current health expenditure in Libya was 7.8% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2008.
- How does Libya rank for current health expenditure?
- Libya ranks 66th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.