Observed gross domestic product (GDP) growth rates from 2013 to 2014 drastically declined in each West African nation affected by the outbreak [Figure 5].[343536] The corresponding decline in current account balance can be attributed to the combination of slowing economic growth and significant costs associated with providing medical care to acutely ill patients and containing the spread of Ebola. Healthcare expenditures of the three most affected nations rose substantially throughout the course of the outbreak, noting that the “baseline” percentage of GDP spent on healthcare was 11.8%, 4.7%, and 10% in Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia, respectively.[343536] The percentage of the population living below poverty level in 2014 was 70.2%, 47.0%, and 68.8% in Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia, respectively [Figure 6].[343536]