Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Botswana

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Botswana in 2023 — 4.72%. Ranked 59 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.47 pp.

2023 4.72% +0.41 pp vs 2022
World rank 59of 192
Period maximum 5.02%2017
Period minimum 2.79%2006

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Botswana, 2000–2023234562000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 3.25%2001: 3.51%2002: 3.76%2003: 3.6%2004: 3.43%2005: 2.87%2006: 2.79%2007: 3.13%2008: 3.67%2009: 3.41%2010: 3.61%2011: 3.6%2012: 4.1%2013: 4.15%2014: 3.99%2015: 4.14%2016: 3.84%2017: 5.02%2018: 4.14%2019: 4.37%2020: 4.49%2021: 4.83%2022: 4.31%2023: 4.72%
Change over the period: +1.47 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Botswana

Botswana 4.72%
World 6.14%
Southern Africa computed 5.43%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4.72 +0.41 pp
2022 4.31 −0.52 pp
2021 4.83 +0.34 pp
2020 4.49 +0.12 pp
2019 4.37 +0.23 pp
2018 4.14 −0.87 pp
2017 5.02 +1.18 pp
2016 3.84 −0.3 pp
2015 4.14 +0.14 pp
2014 3.99 −0.16 pp
2013 4.15 +0.06 pp
2012 4.1 +0.49 pp
2011 3.6 −0 pp
2010 3.61 +0.2 pp
2009 3.41 −0.26 pp
2008 3.67 +0.54 pp
2007 3.13 +0.34 pp
2006 2.79 −0.08 pp
2005 2.87 −0.57 pp
2004 3.43 −0.17 pp
2003 3.6 −0.16 pp
2002 3.76 +0.26 pp
2001 3.51 +0.25 pp
2000 3.25

Southern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.