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Lebanon - Health Spending 2012

Current health expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
7.00% −1.17% from 2011 Global rank: 122nd

Lebanon's health spending was 7.00% in 2012, decreased +1.17% from 8.18% in 2011. This was the 122nd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2012
Health Spending by Country - 2012
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Equatorial Guinea 1.62% 5.2%
2nd Qatar 1.75% 9.3%
3rd Brunei Darussalam 1.85% -0.7%
4th Congo, Republic of 1.91% 9.0%
5th Lao PDR 2.08% 6.8%
6th Angola 2.14% -9.3%
7th Pakistan 2.22% -0.4%
8th Oman 2.28% 1.8%
9th Kuwait 2.33% 0.0%
10th Bangladesh 2.35% -0.4%
11th Gabon 2.42% -5.3%
12th Myanmar 2.44% 24.9%
13th Mauritania 2.65% 7.1%
14th Papua New Guinea 2.67% 16.3%
15th Chad 2.67% -6.4%
16th Iraq 2.69% -3.9%
17th Indonesia 2.91% -2.5%
18th Kazakhstan 3.04% 16.7%
19th Benin 3.08% 2.6%
20th Azerbaijan 3.16% 21.6%
21st Syrian Arab Republic 3.22% 21.0%
22nd Congo, Democratic Republic of 3.22% 0.8%
23rd Bhutan 3.26% 7.9%
24th Fiji 3.27% 3.9%
25th Djibouti 3.30% -2.3%
26th Sri Lanka 3.31% -7.7%
27th Singapore 3.32% 5.4%
28th India 3.33% 2.6%
29th United Arab Emirates 3.34% -6.5%
30th Turkmenistan 3.34% 3.7%
31st Nigeria 3.36% 1.2%
32nd Malaysia 3.46% 4.3%
33rd Guinea 3.50% -7.5%
34th Thailand 3.52% -1.3%
35th Guyana 3.71% -11.1%
36th Eritrea 3.74% -27.5%
37th Mali 3.75% -6.5%
38th Mongolia 3.86% 7.6%
39th Madagascar 3.91% -13.5%
40th Central African Republic 3.92% 6.6%
41st Ghana 3.93% -12.0%
42nd Cameroon 3.93% 2.0%
43rd Vanuatu 3.94% 9.4%
44th Bahrain 3.95% 6.3%
45th Libya 3.96% -1.6%
46th Saudi Arabia 3.99% 8.3%
47th Zambia 4.05% 2.2%
48th Philippines 4.18% 3.8%
49th Mauritius 4.22% -0.7%
50th Senegal 4.27% 1.3%
51st Gambia, The 4.27% -2.3%
52nd Suriname 4.28% -2.8%
53rd Niger 4.31% -11.6%
54th Belize 4.34% -4.1%
55th Côte d'Ivoire 4.43% 0.7%
56th Türkiye 4.44% -4.5%
57th Egypt, Arab Republic of 4.46% 2.3%
58th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 4.47% 5.6%
59th China 4.49% 5.2%
60th Nepal 4.49% 0.9%
61st Romania 4.51% 0.8%
62nd Burkina Faso 4.60% -1.0%
63rd Trinidad and Tobago 4.63% -2.0%
64th Togo 4.64% 5.8%
65th Cabo Verde 4.67% 19.1%
66th Peru 4.73% 4.6%
67th Monaco 4.76% 2.6%
68th Antigua and Barbuda 4.82% 0.2%
69th Solomon Islands 4.88% -3.0%
70th St. Lucia 4.93% -2.7%
71st Russian Federation 4.94% 3.0%
72nd Samoa 4.99% -7.3%
73rd Viet Nam 5.00% 0.5%
74th Tanzania 5.02% -0.8%
75th Kenya 5.02% -3.5%
76th St. Kitts and Nevis 5.02% -3.0%
77th Dominican Republic 5.06% 0.3%
78th Mozambique 5.14% 4.4%
79th Comoros 5.17% -2.4%
80th Yemen, Republic of 5.20% 8.9%
81st Belarus 5.25% 7.6%
82nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.25% 1.6%
83rd Seychelles 5.29% 21.5%
84th Luxembourg 5.29% -11.1%
85th Bahamas, The 5.32% -0.1%
86th Morocco 5.40% 0.5%
87th Mexico 5.42% 2.3%
88th Uzbekistan 5.55% 5.4%
89th Haiti 5.56% -5.9%
90th Latvia 5.62% -5.0%
91st Algeria 5.64% 16.8%
92nd Sudan 5.69% 1.3%
93rd Cambodia 5.78% -3.8%
94th Dominica 5.80% 8.6%
95th Grenada 5.82% 0.3%
96th Sierra Leone 5.93% -10.3%
97th Guinea-Bissau 5.94% -4.4%
98th Korea 5.96% 0.9%
99th Tajikistan 5.98% 2.1%
100th Malawi 6.02% 13.1%
101st Estonia 6.04% -0.3%
102nd Guatemala 6.07% 1.8%
103rd Albania 6.09% -0.4%
104th Uganda 6.11% -8.8%
105th Iran, Islamic Republic of 6.12% 0.4%
106th Jamaica 6.19% -5.2%
107th Poland 6.23% -0.3%
108th Tunisia 6.29% 2.7%
109th Lithuania 6.31% -3.6%
110th Botswana 6.35% 8.2%
111th Panama 6.50% -4.8%
112th Paraguay 6.53% 12.2%
113th Cyprus 6.54% 1.6%
114th North Macedonia 6.61% 1.5%
115th Andorra 6.72% -11.8%
116th Colombia 6.75% -0.5%
117th Barbados 6.85% 13.1%
118th Ecuador 6.88% 4.1%
119th Zimbabwe 6.92% -14.4%
120th Israel 6.94% 2.0%
121st Timor-Leste 6.99% 1.8%
122nd Lebanon 7.00% -14.3%
123rd Chile 7.02% 3.2%
124th São Tomé and Principe 7.07% 25.2%
125th Ukraine 7.12% 4.4%
126th Hungary 7.43% -0.8%
127th Nicaragua 7.49% 0.5%
128th Slovak Republic 7.53% 2.9%
129th Bulgaria 7.54% 6.1%
130th Czechia 7.54% 0.9%
131st Liberia 7.63% -11.1%
132nd Croatia 7.63% 0.1%
133rd Brazil 7.74% -0.7%
134th Costa Rica 7.79% -4.1%
135th Jordan 7.82% -4.1%
136th Eswatini 7.82% -7.7%
137th Afghanistan 7.90% -7.8%
138th Kiribati 7.95% -0.5%
139th Georgia 7.95% 0.9%
140th South Africa 8.00% 0.8%
141st Uruguay 8.03% 1.5%
142nd Rwanda 8.10% 2.1%
143rd Tonga 8.14% 71.7%
144th Iceland 8.23% -0.3%
145th Malta 8.25% -0.8%
146th Montenegro 8.30% 4.1%
147th Kyrgyz Republic 8.51% 19.7%
148th El Salvador 8.61% -3.0%
149th Burundi 8.64% -14.2%
150th Honduras 8.66% -1.5%
151st Australia 8.67% 1.6%
152nd Maldives 8.67% 9.5%
153rd Norway 8.72% -0.1%
154th Slovenia 8.79% 2.2%
155th Italy 8.80% 0.8%
156th Nauru 8.84% -11.3%
157th Serbia 8.96% 2.3%
158th San Marino 8.99% 11.4%
159th Greece 9.04% -1.6%
160th Armenia 9.13% -2.6%
161st Moldova 9.14% 0.5%
162nd New Zealand 9.20% 1.0%
163rd Spain 9.22% 0.0%
164th Cuba 9.30% -17.8%
165th Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.48% 3.4%
166th Finland 9.62% 4.1%
167th Portugal 9.64% -0.8%
168th European Union 9.88% 1.2%
169th Argentina 9.89% 3.9%
170th United Kingdom 9.89% 1.0%
171st Lesotho 9.99% 11.0%
172nd Namibia 10.20% -6.1%
173rd Palau 10.25% 3.0%
174th West Bank and Gaza 10.30% -9.2%
175th Austria 10.30% 1.6%
176th Switzerland 10.34% 2.3%
177th Netherlands 10.45% 3.0%
178th Ireland 10.47% -0.1%
179th Denmark 10.53% 1.3%
180th Canada 10.54% 1.3%
181st Belgium 10.59% 1.7%
182nd Germany 10.59% 0.7%
183rd Japan 10.67% 1.8%
184th Sweden 10.83% 3.2%
185th France 11.34% 1.4%
186th Marshall Islands 11.66% 2.7%
187th Micronesia, Federated States of 12.39% -6.3%
188th Tuvalu 13.87% -5.9%
189th United States 16.12% -0.1%

FAQ

What was Lebanon's health spending in 2012?

Lebanon's health spending in 2012 was 7.00%. This ranked 122nd globally.

How did Lebanon's health spending change in 2012?

Lebanon's health spending decreased by 14.3% in 2012 compared to 2011.

Which country had the highest health spending in 2012?

United States had the highest health spending in 2012 at 16.12%.

What is the health spending of Lebanon in 2012?

The health spending of Lebanon in 2012 was 7.00%. This ranked 122nd globally.

How does 2012 compare to 2011 for Lebanon's health spending?

Lebanon's health spending went from 8.18% in 2011 to 7.00% in 2012, a 14.3% decrease.