Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Lebanon
Lebanon: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 5.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Lebanon, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 5.6% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
The figure is up 13.5% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Lebanon peaked at 10.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2021.
That places Lebanon 116th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.8% | — |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -41.2% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.0% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 7.0% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 4.4% | 7.5% | 4 |
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More health data for Lebanon
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- 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0126 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0066 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Lebanon?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Lebanon was 5.6% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2021.
- How does Lebanon rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Lebanon ranks 116th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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 Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).