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Health share of government spending — Lesotho

Health share of government spending in Lesotho in 2023 — 11.83%. Ranked 77 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 4.43 pp.

2023 11.83% −1.05 pp vs 2022
World rank 77of 192
Period maximum 12.88%2022
Period minimum 6%2005

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Lesotho, 2000–20234681012142000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 7.41%2001: 8.7%2002: 7.72%2003: 7.91%2004: 8.25%2005: 6%2006: 7.05%2007: 9.64%2008: 8.08%2009: 7.32%2010: 7.2%2011: 8.2%2012: 9.67%2013: 10.49%2014: 11.59%2015: 10.86%2016: 10.34%2017: 11.97%2018: 10.78%2019: 12.61%2020: 8.95%2021: 8.15%2022: 12.88%2023: 11.83%
Change over the period: +4.43 pp Annual average: 0.19 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Lesotho 11.83%
World computed 10.81%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 6.86%
Southern Africa computed 13.79%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 8.3%
Health share of government spending — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 11.83 −1.05 pp
2022 12.88 +4.73 pp
2021 8.15 −0.8 pp
2020 8.95 −3.66 pp
2019 12.61 +1.83 pp
2018 10.78 −1.19 pp
2017 11.97 +1.64 pp
2016 10.34 −0.52 pp
2015 10.86 −0.73 pp
2014 11.59 +1.1 pp
2013 10.49 +0.81 pp
2012 9.67 +1.48 pp
2011 8.2 +1 pp
2010 7.2 −0.12 pp
2009 7.32 −0.76 pp
2008 8.08 −1.56 pp
2007 9.64 +2.59 pp
2006 7.05 +1.06 pp
2005 6 −2.26 pp
2004 8.25 +0.35 pp
2003 7.91 +0.18 pp
2002 7.72 −0.98 pp
2001 8.7 +1.29 pp
2000 7.41 —

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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