What is the difference in public healthcare spending as a share of gdp between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Lesotho?

0.2%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Lesotho?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Lesotho: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP

Bosnia and Herzegovina

6.0%

in 2023

Lesotho

5.8%

in 2023

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

36th

Lesotho rank

37th

Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lesotho

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 6.0% against 5.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 36th and Lesotho ranks 37th of 193 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.0%	3.5%	1.5%	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	6.3%	5.6%	0.7%	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	6.3%	5.4%	0.8%	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public healthcare spending as a share of gdp, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Lesotho?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 6.0% against 5.8% in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in public healthcare spending as a share of gdp between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Lesotho?: 0.2%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Lesotho?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Lesotho rank globally for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 36th and Lesotho ranks 37th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,547 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.