Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total healthcare expenditure gdp was 12.61 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
12.61
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
8th
of 193 countries
All-time high
21.92
in 2019
All-time low
4.67
in 2005
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, total healthcare expenditure gdp in Lesotho stood at 12.61.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare expenditure gdp in Lesotho peaked at 21.92 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.67, in 2005.
That places Lesotho 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.16 | — |
| 2001 | 6.59 | +27.8% |
| 2002 | 5.86 | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 5.34 | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 5.25 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 4.67 | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 5.41 | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 7.22 | +33.6% |
| 2008 | 7.67 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 8.95 | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 7.4 | -17.3% |
| 2011 | 8.99 | +21.5% |
| 2012 | 9.99 | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 10.98 | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 9.99 | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 9.25 | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 9.2 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 10.53 | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 11.13 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 21.92 | +97.0% |
| 2020 | 10.41 | -52.5% |
| 2021 | 10.66 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 12.9 | +21.0% |
| 2023 | 12.61 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.21 | 4.67 | 8.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.94 | 7.4 | 21.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.64 | 10.41 | 12.9 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 5 Marshall Islands 13.41 compare
- 6 Liberia 13.01 compare
- 7 Micronesia, Federated States of 12.88 compare
- 9 Germany 11.74 compare
- 10 Switzerland 11.69 compare
- 11 South Sudan 11.61 compare
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 total healthcare expenditure gdp in Lesotho?
- Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Lesotho was 12.61 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare expenditure gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 21.92 in 2019.
- What is the lowest total healthcare expenditure gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.67 in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for total healthcare expenditure gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare expenditure gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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 Total healthcare expenditure gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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