Health spending as a share of total government spending in Liberia
Liberia: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 4.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Liberia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health spending as a share of total government spending in Liberia is 4.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 314.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Liberia peaked at 5.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2013.
That places Liberia 171st out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -77.1% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +112.7% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +31.8% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +20.2% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +30.6% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -18.7% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | +28.4% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 1.2% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 4.8% | 4 |
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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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Liberia?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Liberia was 4.8% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2013.
- How does Liberia rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Liberia ranks 171st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 314.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.