Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Botswana
Botswana: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 75.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Botswana, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Botswana stood at 75.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Botswana peaked at 76.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 2009.
That places Botswana 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.3% | — |
| 2001 | 55.1% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 56.5% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 56.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 56.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 54.4% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 57.2% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 56.7% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 62.2% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 57.6% | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 61.4% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 64.5% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 63.9% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 67.9% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 67.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 75.7% | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 71.4% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 76.6% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 75.1% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 75.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.9% | 51.5% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 57.6% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 73.3% | 76.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More health data for Botswana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2265 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6484 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Botswana?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Botswana was 75.5% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 2009.
- How does Botswana rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Botswana ranks 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.