Germany vs Lesotho: Current health expenditure
Germany
12.3%
in 2024
Lesotho
12.6%
in 2023
Germany rank
9th
Lesotho rank
8th
Current health expenditure over time
- Germany
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 12.6% against 12.3% in Germany, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 9th and Lesotho ranks 8th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 6.2% | 3.9% | Germany |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 0.0% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 11.6% | 0.7% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Germany or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 12.6% against 12.3% in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Germany and Lesotho?
- 0.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Lesotho?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Lesotho rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Germany ranks 9th 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.