Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) was 0.8% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Lesotho, 2010–2015
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.8% for capital health expenditure in 2015.
That represents a change of up 58.2% on the previous year and down 76.2% over ten years.
Lesotho ranks 12th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.2% | — |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -27.7% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -27.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -71.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +58.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 3.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 3.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.8108 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0548 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0557 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Lesotho?
- Capital health expenditure in Lesotho was 0.8% in 2015, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
- How does Lesotho rank for capital health expenditure?
- Lesotho ranks 12th out of 128 countries with data for 2015.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.