Health spending as a share of total government spending in Lesotho
Lesotho: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 11.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 11.8% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Lesotho peaked at 12.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2005.
Lesotho ranks 77th of 195 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.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
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)
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- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.1593 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1694 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.0688 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Lesotho?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Lesotho was 11.8% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Lesotho ranks 77th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending 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 World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.