Lebanon Health Spending
Current health expenditure as % of GDP SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
Lebanon's health spending was 2.69% in 2025, ranked 180th globally. This represents a 51.7% decrease from 2024. Data from World Bank, covering 2000–2025.
Overview
Lebanon's health spending stood at 2.69% in 2025, a decline of +2.88% from 2023. Based on recent trends, this figure is projected to reach 2.69% by 2025. Lebanon ranked 180th globally.
Lebanon’s health‑care expenditure as a share of GDP has fallen dramatically over the past 25 years, slipping from a peak of 10.83 % in 2000 to just 2.69 % in 2025, a position that ranks 180th worldwide. This steep decline reflects prolonged macro‑economic instability, currency devaluation and the cumulative fiscal pressures of the 2019‑2021 financial crisis and the 2020 Beirut port explosion, which together eroded public budgets and limited the state’s capacity to fund health services. By contrast, peer economies with similar low spending levels such as Indonesia (2.65 % in 2025) and Haiti (2.73 % in 2025) face comparable challenges in delivering universal coverage, yet Lebanon’s drop is more abrupt because it follows a historically higher baseline. If structural reforms, external financing and a stabilized currency can restore fiscal space, the downward trajectory may be halted; otherwise the share of GDP devoted to health is likely to remain at historically low levels.
Data & projection
| Year | Health Spending | YoY change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* trend | 1.82% | - | - |
| 2025* trend | 2.69% | - | - |
| 2025 | 2.69% | −2.88% | #180 |
| 2023 | 5.57% | +0.66% | #77 |
| 2022 | 4.91% | +0.51% | #67 |
| 2021 | 4.40% | −3.08% | #38 |
| 2020 | 7.48% | −1.20% | #116 |
| 2019 | 8.69% | +0.62% | #152 |
| 2018 | 8.07% | +0.27% | #141 |
| 2017 | 7.80% | −0.12% | #139 |
| 2016 | 7.92% | +0.51% | #139 |
| 2015 | 7.42% | −0.11% | #130 |
| 2014 | 7.52% | +0.45% | #130 |
| 2013 | 7.07% | +0.06% | #124 |
| 2012 | 7.00% | −1.17% | #122 |
| 2011 | 8.18% | +0.74% | #144 |
| 2010 | 7.44% | +0.43% | #128 |
Detected Pattern
Analysis
Lebanon matched the Currency Crisis Pattern pattern in 2023. Historically, 27% of countries showing this pattern (35 out of 128) saw health spending improve within 24 months. View full analysis →
Frequently Asked Questions
Lebanon's health spending was 2.69% in 2025. Ranked 180th globally. This represents a 51.7% decrease from the previous year.
Lebanon's health spending peaked at 10.83% in 2000.
The lowest health spending in Lebanon was 2.69% in 2025.
Lebanon ranks 180th globally in health spending as of 2025.
The World Bank indicator code is SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Data sourced from World Bank.
Lebanon's health spending is projected to reach 2.69% by 2025 based on trend extrapolation.
The health spending of Lebanon in 2025 was 2.69%. This ranks 180th in the world.
Cite this page
@misc{historysaid_lebanon_health-spending,
title = {Lebanon Health Spending},
url = {https://historysaid.com/lebanon/health-spending/},
publisher = {HistorySaid},
year = {2026}
}