Public healthcare spending share gdp in Lesotho
Lesotho: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 5.84 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.84
Change on year
down 10.8%
World rank
37th
of 193 countries
All-time high
6.75
in 2019
All-time low
2.26
in 2005
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, public healthcare spending share gdp in Lesotho stood at 5.84.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Lesotho peaked at 6.75 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.26, in 2005.
Lesotho ranks 37th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.91 | — |
| 2001 | 3.61 | +24.0% |
| 2002 | 3.18 | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 3.14 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.99 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 2.26 | -24.6% |
| 2006 | 3.05 | +35.2% |
| 2007 | 4.64 | +52.2% |
| 2008 | 4.37 | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 4.87 | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 3.98 | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 4.93 | +23.9% |
| 2012 | 5.63 | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 6.12 | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 5.81 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 5.62 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 5.59 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 6.04 | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 5.6 | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 6.75 | +20.7% |
| 2020 | 4.87 | -27.9% |
| 2021 | 4.38 | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 6.55 | +49.4% |
| 2023 | 5.84 | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5 | 2.26 | 4.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.61 | 3.98 | 6.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.41 | 4.38 | 6.55 | 4 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,227 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 382 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0251 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0137 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Lesotho?
- Public healthcare spending share gdp in Lesotho was 5.84 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 6.75 in 2019.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.26 in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 37th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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