Domestic general government health expenditure in Lesotho
Lesotho: Domestic general government health expenditure was 11.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 general government expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic general government health expenditure in Lesotho stood at 11.8%.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Lesotho peaked at 12.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2005.
Lesotho ranks 77th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4% | — |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +17.5% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -27.4% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +36.7% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -29.0% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | +58.0% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | -8.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 11.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 11.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.9%, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 6.0% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 7.2% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 8.2% | 12.9% | 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 11.8% 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 12.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Lesotho ranks 77th 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 up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.