External health expenditure per capita in Libya
Libya: External health expenditure per capita was 3.18 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Libya, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Libya recorded 3.18 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 37.4% on the previous year and up 858.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Libya peaked at 5.21 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 2000.
That places Libya 106th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0714 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0.3647 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7424 current US$ | 0.0673 current US$ | 3.79 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.65 current US$ | 1.15 current US$ | 5.21 current US$ | 4 |
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More health data for Libya
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 64,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 70,737 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 66,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 70,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 65,956 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 70,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 69,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 65,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 68,143 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 62,426 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Libya?
- External health expenditure per capita in Libya was 3.18 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 5.21 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Libya rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Libya ranks 106th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 858.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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.