Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Liberia
Liberia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health was 10.2% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Liberia, 2005–2013
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Liberia is 10.2%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 90.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Liberia peaked at 10.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2005.
That places Liberia 75th out of 129 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.4% | — |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +26.8% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +37.0% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.4% | 6.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 8.8% | 10.2% | 3 |
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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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0636 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 0.7689 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.9264 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Liberia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Liberia was 10.2% in 2013, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2005.
- How does Liberia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Liberia ranks 75th out of 129 countries with data for 2013.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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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