Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Lebanon
Lebanon: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health was 2.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Lebanon, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 2.7% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.8% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Lebanon peaked at 5.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2011.
Lebanon ranks 125th of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -17.9% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -27.4% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +30.7% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -25.1% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -23.5% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +31.6% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +27.8% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -22.8% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +52.0% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +14.4% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -49.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.7% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 2.7% | 5.3% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Lebanon?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Lebanon was 2.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2011.
- How does Lebanon rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Lebanon ranks 125th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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