External health expenditure per capita in Lebanon
Lebanon: External health expenditure per capita was 26.5 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Lebanon, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 26.5 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and up 346.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Lebanon peaked at 31.36 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4082 current US$, in 2000.
Lebanon ranks 26th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.15 current US$ | 0.4082 current US$ | 8.89 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.96 current US$ | 2.94 current US$ | 27.1 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.36 current US$ | 26.5 current US$ | 31.36 current US$ | 4 |
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More health data for Lebanon
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 48,820 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 54,238 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 57,050 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 52,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 55,961 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 51,532 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 54,961 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 50,175 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 54,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 46,416 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Lebanon?
- External health expenditure per capita in Lebanon was 26.5 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 31.36 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4082 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Lebanon ranks 26th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 346.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.