Liberia — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Liberia, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Liberia was 13.01% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 13.59% in 2022. The lowest was 2.16% in 2001 (about 6.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 7.09% per year.
Liberia ranks 6 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 3%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.48%, so Liberia sits above it. It peaked in 2022 and has fallen 4% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 82%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 1 of 46 economies; Lesotho (12.61%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 134% in 2004. That is 22% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2000 level: doubled by 2004. Doubling roughly every 10 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 166th of 184 in 2000 → 43rd of 188 in 2010 → 7th of 189 in 2020 → 6th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13.01% | -0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 13.59% | +0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 13.27% | +0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 12.91% | +4.5 pp |
| 2019 | 8.38% | -2.1 pp |
| 2018 | 10.44% | +0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 9.91% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 9.89% | -0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 10.38% | +2.3 pp |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +0.9 pp |
| 2013 | 7.16% | -0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 7.63% | -1.0 pp |
| 2011 | 8.58% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 8.44% | -0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 8.99% | +3.0 pp |
| 2008 | 6% | +1.7 pp |
| 2007 | 4.33% | -1.4 pp |
| 2006 | 5.77% | -0.9 pp |
| 2005 | 6.69% | +0.8 pp |
| 2004 | 5.91% | +3.4 pp |
| 2003 | 2.52% | +0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 2.16% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 2.16% | -0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 2.69% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Liberia’s Health spending in 2001?
2.16% (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 Liberia’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +383.1% in total — about 7.1% 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: 13.01%; 2022: 13.59%; 2021: 13.27%; 2020: 12.91%; 2019: 8.38%. 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.