Botswana vs Lower middle income: External health expenditure per capita
External health expenditure per capita over time
- Botswana
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 31.99 current US$ against 4.83 current US$ in Lower middle income, a difference of 27.16 current US$.
That makes Botswana's figure about 6.6 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 19th and Lower middle income ranks 19th of 177 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.78 current US$ | 1.61 current US$ | 31.18 current US$ | Botswana |
| 2010s | 30.52 current US$ | 3.32 current US$ | 27.21 current US$ | Botswana |
| 2020s | 27.7 current US$ | 4.31 current US$ | 23.39 current US$ | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure per capita, Botswana or Lower middle income?
- Botswana, at 31.99 current US$ against 4.83 current US$ in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure per capita between Botswana and Lower middle income?
- 27.16 current US$, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lower middle income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Lower middle income rank globally for external health expenditure per capita?
- Botswana ranks 19th and Lower middle income ranks 19th of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.