Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Lebanon
Lebanon: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 2.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Lebanon, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Lebanon stood at 2.1%.
The figure is up 39.5% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Lebanon peaked at 4.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2021.
Lebanon ranks 130th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.2% | — |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +22.5% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +19.2% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -22.3% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -64.4% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +28.0% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +39.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 3.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 127 Mozambique 2.2% compare
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- 129 Sao Tome and Principe 2.1% compare
- 131 Papua New Guinea 2.1% compare
- 132 Grenada 2.1% compare
- 133 Qatar 2.1% compare
More health data for Lebanon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,106 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 185 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1246 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1312 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Lebanon?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Lebanon was 2.1% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2021.
- How does Lebanon rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Lebanon ranks 130th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.