Domestic general government health expenditure in Lesotho
Lesotho: Domestic general government health expenditure was 46.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government health expenditure in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 46.3% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Lesotho peaked at 64.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2019.
Lesotho ranks 118th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.4% | — |
| 2001 | 54.7% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 54.3% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 58.9% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 48.3% | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 56.4% | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 64.2% | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 54.3% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 53.8% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 54.8% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 56.3% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 55.7% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 60.7% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 60.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 57.4% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 50.3% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | -38.7% |
| 2020 | 46.8% | +51.9% |
| 2021 | 41.1% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 50.8% | +23.5% |
| 2023 | 46.3% | -8.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 46.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.9%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 46.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.1%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +51.9% | 30.8% | 46.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.2% | 48.3% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 30.8% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 41.1% | 50.8% | 4 |
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,227 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 382 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Lesotho?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Lesotho was 46.3% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Lesotho ranks 118th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.