Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Lesotho

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Lesotho in 2023 — 12.61%. Ranked 8 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 7.46 pp.

2023 12.61% −0.28 pp vs 2022
World rank 8of 192
Period maximum 21.92%2019
Period minimum 4.67%2005

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Lesotho, 2000–202301020302000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 5.16%2001: 6.59%2002: 5.86%2003: 5.34%2004: 5.25%2005: 4.67%2006: 5.41%2007: 7.22%2008: 7.67%2009: 8.95%2010: 7.4%2011: 8.99%2012: 9.99%2013: 10.98%2014: 9.99%2015: 9.25%2016: 9.2%2017: 10.53%2018: 11.13%2019: 21.92%2020: 10.41%2021: 10.66%2022: 12.9%2023: 12.61%
Change over the period: +7.46 pp Annual average: 0.32 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Lesotho 12.61%
World 10.06%
Southern Africa computed 8.81%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 12.61 −0.28 pp
2022 12.9 +2.23 pp
2021 10.66 +0.25 pp
2020 10.41 −11.52 pp
2019 21.92 +10.8 pp
2018 11.13 +0.6 pp
2017 10.53 +1.33 pp
2016 9.2 −0.06 pp
2015 9.25 −0.74 pp
2014 9.99 −0.99 pp
2013 10.98 +0.99 pp
2012 9.99 +0.99 pp
2011 8.99 +1.59 pp
2010 7.4 −1.55 pp
2009 8.95 +1.29 pp
2008 7.67 +0.44 pp
2007 7.22 +1.82 pp
2006 5.41 +0.73 pp
2005 4.67 −0.57 pp
2004 5.25 −0.09 pp
2003 5.34 −0.52 pp
2002 5.86 −0.73 pp
2001 6.59 +1.43 pp
2000 5.16

Southern Africa, 2023

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

About the indicator

Current health expenditure as a percent of GDP: government spending, compulsory and voluntary insurance, and direct payments by households. Capital investment in infrastructure is not included. A high share does not automatically mean better health of the population: it can reflect broad coverage just as well as the high cost of services.

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