Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Lesotho
Lesotho: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 46.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Lesotho, 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
Lesotho recorded 46.3% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Lesotho peaked at 64.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2019.
That places Lesotho 118th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.4% | — |
| 2001 | 54.7% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 54.3% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 58.9% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 48.3% | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 56.4% | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 64.2% | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 54.3% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 53.8% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 54.8% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 56.3% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 55.7% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 60.7% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 60.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 57.4% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 50.3% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | -38.7% |
| 2020 | 46.8% | +51.9% |
| 2021 | 41.1% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 50.8% | +23.5% |
| 2023 | 46.3% | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.2% | 48.3% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 30.8% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 41.1% | 50.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Lesotho?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Lesotho was 46.3% 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Lesotho ranks 118th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.