Health spending share of GDP in Lesotho
Current health spending in Lesotho was equal to 12.6% of GDP in 2023.
Lesotho, 2023
12.6%
Change from 2022
−0.3percentage points
World, 2023
10.1%
Position in 2023
8th of 192
Health spending share of GDP in Lesotho over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Lesotho | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12.6% | 10.1% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | 10.0% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | 10.7% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | 9.7% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | 9.6% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | 9.7% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | 9.8% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | 9.7% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | 9.4% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | 9.3% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | 9.3% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | 9.3% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | 9.5% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | 9.8% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | 9.1% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | 9.1% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | 9.2% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | 9.3% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | 9.4% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | 9.5% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | 9.3% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | 9.0% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | 8.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 12.9% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 11.0%, the figure has changed by +1.6 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2023, Lesotho has the 8th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 10.1%.
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
57.4 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
12.9 years
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Healthy life expectancy
47.9 years
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UHC service coverage
55
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Alcohol consumption
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