Lebanon — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Lebanon, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Lebanon was 5.57% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 10.83% in 2000. The lowest was 4.40% in 2021 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.85% per year.
Lebanon ranks 113 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 60%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 5.57%, so Lebanon sits level with it. It peaked in 2000 and has fallen 49% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 21%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 12 of 23 economies; Iraq (5.53%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 41% in 2021. That is 20% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 5th of 184 in 2000 → 60th of 188 in 2010 → 75th of 189 in 2020 → 112th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.57% | +0.7 pp |
| 2022 | 4.91% | +0.5 pp |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -3.1 pp |
| 2020 | 7.48% | -1.2 pp |
| 2019 | 8.69% | +0.6 pp |
| 2018 | 8.07% | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 7.92% | +0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 7.42% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 7.52% | +0.5 pp |
| 2013 | 7.07% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 7% | -1.2 pp |
| 2011 | 8.18% | +0.7 pp |
| 2010 | 7.44% | +0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 7.01% | -0.8 pp |
| 2008 | 7.82% | -0.7 pp |
| 2007 | 8.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 8.66% | +1.1 pp |
| 2005 | 7.55% | -0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 8% | -0.7 pp |
| 2003 | 8.67% | -0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 9.28% | -1.3 pp |
| 2001 | 10.56% | -0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 10.83% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Lebanon’s Health spending in 2001?
10.56% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Lebanon’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -48.5% in total — about 2.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 5.57%; 2022: 4.91%; 2021: 4.4%; 2020: 7.48%; 2019: 8.69%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.