Domestic general government health expenditure in Liberia
Liberia: Domestic general government health expenditure was 1.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Liberia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 1.3% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 309.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Liberia peaked at 1.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2013.
Liberia ranks 154th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -17.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -26.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +23.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +55.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +25.1% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +30.4% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +19.2% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -79.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +159.4% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +46.2% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +21.6% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 1.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 1.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 4 |
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 domestic general government health expenditure in Liberia?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Liberia was 1.3% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
- How does Liberia rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Liberia ranks 154th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 309.8%. 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 Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.