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Liberia

Republic of Liberia

Western Africa•
ECOWAS
•CEN-SAD
•Low Income

Population

5.4M

GDP per Capita

$904.2

2025

Health Spend/Capita

$10.4

2023

GGHE % of GDP

1.3%

2023

OOP Spending

63.2%

2023

Benchmark Snapshot

How Liberia ranks against its western africa peer group across each indicator category. Click a card for methodology details.

Finances

No Data

General Fiscal Space

No Data

Finance Utilisation

No Data

Health Impact

No Data
Benchmark Liberia

Africa Scorecard on Domestic Financing for Health

AU framework tracking 7 key indicators for health financing commitments

#
Indicator
Value
Year
Status
1

Government domestic spending on health per capita

Target: > USD 86 per capita

$10.4
2023
Below Target
2

Government domestic funding for health as % of GDP

Target: > 5% of GDP

1.3%
2023
Below Target
3

GGHE as % of Total Health Expenditure (Abuja Declaration)

Target: >= 50% (domestic public majority)

10.0%
2023
Below Target
4

Government domestic funding for health as % of GGE

Target: > 15% (Abuja Declaration)

4.8%
2023
Below Target
5

External resources for health as % of Current Health Expenditure

Target: <= 20% (lower aid reliance)

18.3%
2023
Meets Target
6

Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of Current Health Expenditure

Target: <= 25%

63.2%
2023
Below Target
7

Tax to GDP Ratio

Target: > 15% (minimum threshold for basic state capacity)

N/A
—
No Data

Health Expenditure Composition

Funding Source Distribution

Proportional Breakdown

Government

0.0%

External Aid

0.0%

Out-of-Pocket

0.0%

Gap to Target Analysis

Visualizing relative performance (+/- distance) versus established global and regional indicator targets (e.g., ALM, SDG targets). Green indicates outperforming or meeting the target, Red indicates falling behind.

Health Financing Indicators

Government Health Expenditure per Capita (USD)

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Target: > USD 86 per capita

$10.4

2023 · WHO GHED

Below Target

General Government Health Expenditure as % of GDP

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Target: > 5% of GDP

1.3%

2023 · WHO GHED

Below Target

Government Health Expenditure as % of General Government Expenditure

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Target: > 15% (Abuja Declaration)

4.8%

2023 · WHO GHED

Below Target

Government Health Expenditure as % of Total Health Expenditure

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Target: >= 50% (domestic public majority)

10.0%

2023 · WHO GHED

Below Target

External Resources for Health as % of Current Health Expenditure

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Target: <= 20% (lower aid reliance)

18.3%

2023 · WHO GHED

Meets Target

Out-of-Pocket Expenditure as % of Current Health Expenditure

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Target: <= 25%

63.2%

2023 · WHO GHED

Above Threshold

UHC Financial Hardship — Catastrophic Spending (10% threshold) (SDG 3.8.2)

Target: Target: 10%; track both 10% and 25% thresholds

6.1%

2016 · WHO GHO

Below Target

UHC Financial Hardship — Catastrophic Spending (25% threshold)

Target: Target: 25%

1.1%

2016 · WHO GHO

Below Target

Public Per Capita Expenditure on Medicines

Target: Track trend

Data Pending

No Data

Private Per Capita Expenditure on Medicines

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Target: Track trend

$45.1

2020 · WHO GHED

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