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Health share of government spending — Botswana

Health share of government spending in Botswana in 2023 — 14.61%. Ranked 51 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 6.43 pp.

2023 14.61% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 51of 192
Period maximum 14.61%2021
Period minimum 6.25%2009

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Botswana, 2000–202357.51012.5152000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 8.18%2001: 8.18%2002: 8.18%2003: 8.18%2004: 8.18%2005: 8.18%2006: 8.18%2007: 8.18%2008: 7.64%2009: 6.25%2010: 8.06%2011: 9.63%2012: 10.68%2013: 11.93%2014: 10.96%2015: 10.42%2016: 11.21%2017: 14.32%2018: 11.54%2019: 12.01%2020: 11.66%2021: 14.61%2022: 14.61%2023: 14.61%
Change over the period: +6.43 pp Annual average: 0.28 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Botswana 14.61%
World computed 10.81%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 6.86%
Southern Africa computed 13.79%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 11.98%
Health share of government spending — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 14.61 +0 pp
2022 14.61 +0 pp
2021 14.61 +2.95 pp
2020 11.66 −0.34 pp
2019 12.01 +0.46 pp
2018 11.54 −2.77 pp
2017 14.32 +3.1 pp
2016 11.21 +0.8 pp
2015 10.42 −0.54 pp
2014 10.96 −0.98 pp
2013 11.93 +1.25 pp
2012 10.68 +1.05 pp
2011 9.63 +1.57 pp
2010 8.06 +1.81 pp
2009 6.25 −1.39 pp
2008 7.64 −0.53 pp
2007 8.18 +0 pp
2006 8.18 +0 pp
2005 8.18 +0 pp
2004 8.18 +0 pp
2003 8.18 +0 pp
2002 8.18 +0 pp
2001 8.18 +0 pp
2000 8.18 —

Southern Africa, 2023

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

ZA South Africa 16.89 NA Namibia 14.99 BW Botswana 14.61 LS Lesotho 11.83 SZ Eswatini 10.64
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About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.

Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.

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

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