Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Liberia
Liberia: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 13.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Liberia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Liberia is 13.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 81.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Liberia peaked at 13.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2001.
That places Liberia 7th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -19.9% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | +134.5% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +38.5% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +49.8% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +28.2% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +53.9% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 2.2% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 7.2% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 12.9% | 13.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 4 Niue 16.1% compare
- 5 Afghanistan 15.0% compare
- 6 Marshall Islands 13.4% compare
- 8 Micronesia, Federated States of 12.9% compare
- 9 Lesotho 12.6% compare
- 10 Germany 11.7% compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
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- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 769 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Liberia?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Liberia was 13.0% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2001.
- How does Liberia rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Liberia ranks 7th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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).