Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Liberia
Liberia: Total healthcare expenditure gdp was 13.01 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Liberia, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare expenditure gdp in Liberia is 13.01, 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 expenditure gdp in Liberia peaked at 13.59 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.16, 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 expenditure gdp in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.69 | — |
| 2001 | 2.16 | -19.9% |
| 2002 | 2.16 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2.52 | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 5.91 | +134.5% |
| 2005 | 6.69 | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 5.77 | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 4.33 | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +38.5% |
| 2009 | 8.99 | +49.8% |
| 2010 | 8.44 | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 8.58 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 7.63 | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 7.16 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 8.1 | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 10.38 | +28.2% |
| 2016 | 9.89 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 9.91 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 10.44 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 8.38 | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 12.9 | +53.9% |
| 2021 | 13.27 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 13.59 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 13.01 | -4.3% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 13.01 is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.86, 2.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 13.01 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.42, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +134.5% | 2.52 | 5.91 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.72 | 2.16 | 8.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.89 | 7.16 | 10.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.19 | 12.9 | 13.59 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 4 Niue 16.14 compare
- 5 Afghanistan 14.99 compare
- 6 Marshall Islands 13.41 compare
- 8 Micronesia (country) 12.88 compare
- 9 Lesotho 12.61 compare
- 10 Germany 11.74 compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,457 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.068 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0699 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare expenditure gdp in Liberia?
- Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Liberia was 13.01 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare expenditure gdp recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.59 in 2022.
- What is the lowest total healthcare expenditure gdp recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.16 in 2001.
- How does Liberia rank for total healthcare expenditure gdp?
- Liberia ranks 7th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare expenditure 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare expenditure gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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