IDA blend vs Lesotho: External health expenditure
External health expenditure over time
- IDA blend
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 40.5% against 11.4% in IDA blend, a difference of 29.1%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 3.5 times IDA blend's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was IDA blend ahead.
IDA blend ranks 13th and Lesotho ranks 12th of 42 groups.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA blend | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 12.8% | 5.7% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 30.5% | 20.1% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 39.6% | 28.8% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure, IDA blend or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 40.5% against 11.4% in IDA blend as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure between IDA blend and Lesotho?
- 29.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Lesotho?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do IDA blend and Lesotho rank globally for external health expenditure?
- IDA blend ranks 13th and Lesotho ranks 12th of 42 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.