Lesotho vs Lower middle income: External health expenditure
External health expenditure over time
- Lesotho
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 40.5% against 5.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 34.8%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 7.1 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Lesotho ranks 12th and Lower middle income ranks 14th of 177 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 4.9% | 7.9% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 5.2% | 25.3% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 5.3% | 34.3% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure, Lesotho or Lower middle income?
- Lesotho, at 40.5% against 5.7% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure between Lesotho and Lower middle income?
- 34.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Lower middle income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Lower middle income rank globally for external health expenditure?
- Lesotho ranks 12th and Lower middle income ranks 14th 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 (% 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.