Austria vs Lesotho: Current health expenditure
Austria
11.8%
in 2024
Lesotho
12.6%
in 2023
Austria rank
10th
Lesotho rank
8th
Current health expenditure over time
- Austria
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 12.6% against 11.8% in Austria, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 10th and Lesotho ranks 8th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 6.2% | 3.5% | Austria |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 10.9% | 0.5% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.6% | 0.2% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Austria or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 12.6% against 11.8% in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Austria and Lesotho?
- 0.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Lesotho?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Lesotho rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Austria ranks 10th and Lesotho ranks 8th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.