External health expenditure channeled through government in Botswana
Botswana: External health expenditure channeled through government was 44.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure channeled through government in Botswana, 2000–2023
Source: Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of external health expenditure.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 44.5% for external health expenditure channeled through government in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.3% on the previous year and up 171.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Botswana peaked at 73.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2013.
That places Botswana 74th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.2% | — |
| 2001 | 33.4% | +18.4% |
| 2002 | 36.1% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 37.6% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 42.4% | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 45.4% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | -29.4% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | -27.6% |
| 2009 | 65.4% | +181.6% |
| 2010 | 73.3% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 58.6% | -20.1% |
| 2012 | 45.8% | -21.8% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | -64.1% |
| 2014 | 61.8% | +276.8% |
| 2015 | 73.2% | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 58.8% | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 29.9% | -49.1% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | +60.4% |
| 2019 | 45.1% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 39.0% | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 64.1% | +64.4% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | -48.6% |
| 2023 | 44.5% | +35.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 44.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 47.3%, 94% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 44.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.1%, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government in Botswana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +276.8% | 16.4% | 61.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.4% | 23.2% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 16.4% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 32.9% | 64.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More health data for Botswana
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,150 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 281 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0579 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9109 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure channeled through government in Botswana?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Botswana was 44.5% in 2023, according to Computed using 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 external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 73.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2013.
- How does Botswana rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Botswana ranks 74th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Computed using 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 External health expenditure channeled through government (% of external health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of external donor funding flowing through the government budgets relative to the overall external expenditures on health.