Health spending as a share of total government spending in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 15.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Liechtenstein, 2013–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liechtenstein recorded 15.9% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Liechtenstein peaked at 15.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2020.
That places Liechtenstein 36th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 14.2% | — |
| 2014 | 15.1% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.1% | 14.2% | 15.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 13.3% | 15.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Liechtenstein?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Liechtenstein was 15.9% 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2020.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Liechtenstein ranks 36th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.