Domestic general government health expenditure in Libya
Libya: Domestic general government health expenditure was 80.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Libya, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Libya recorded 80.1% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.8% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Libya peaked at 80.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 2000.
Libya ranks 19th 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.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.7% | — |
| 2001 | 54.5% | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 66.9% | +22.8% |
| 2003 | 66.2% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 65.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 65.4% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 66.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 67.7% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 68.8% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 69.9% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 63.3% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 73.8% | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 73.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 69.3% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 67.5% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 66.2% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 71.5% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 71.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 78.6% | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 73.9% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 66.4% | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 80.1% | +20.8% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 80.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.4%, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 80.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 53.1%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.5% | 48.7% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 63.3% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.7% | 66.4% | 80.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Libya?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Libya was 80.1% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 2000.
- How does Libya rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Libya ranks 19th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.