External health expenditure in Libya
Libya: External health expenditure was 0.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External 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
The most recent figure for external health expenditure in Libya is 0.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.2% on the previous year and up 1,111.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Libya peaked at 1.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Libya ranks 111th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +100.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +163.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +39.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -17.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -57.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +192.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -49.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +162.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -89.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +41.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +57.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +531.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +215.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -64.6% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +617.9% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -62.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 1.8% | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0473 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0406 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure in Libya?
- External health expenditure in Libya was 0.7% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Libya rank for external health expenditure?
- Libya ranks 111th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,111.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 External 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 external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.