Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Lesotho: Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 12.6% against 7.8% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.6 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Lesotho ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.2% | 0.5% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 10.9% | 3.4% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 11.6% | 3.6% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 12.6% against 7.8% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Lesotho?
- 4.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Lesotho?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Lesotho rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 11th and Lesotho ranks 8th of 47 groups.
- 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.