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Lesotho - Health Spending 2019

Current health expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
21.92% +10.80% from 2018 Global rank: 191st

Lesotho's health spending was 21.92% in 2019, increased +10.80% from 11.13% in 2018. This was the 191st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2019
Health Spending by Country - 2019
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Bangladesh 2.13% -8.2%
2nd Angola 2.20% -4.1%
3rd Brunei Darussalam 2.23% -7.7%
4th Papua New Guinea 2.33% 1.1%
5th Congo, Republic of 2.35% 33.7%
6th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 2.41% -4.1%
7th Djibouti 2.41% -4.6%
8th Lao PDR 2.60% 15.9%
9th Gabon 2.77% 0.6%
10th Pakistan 2.85% 0.7%
11th Kazakhstan 2.87% -1.0%
12th Indonesia 2.88% 0.4%
13th India 2.95% 3.3%
14th Nigeria 2.99% -3.4%
15th Benin 3.00% -12.6%
16th Mauritania 3.09% 7.2%
17th Madagascar 3.10% -26.5%
18th Gambia, The 3.15% -1.2%
19th Qatar 3.18% 7.5%
20th Côte d'Ivoire 3.19% 3.2%
21st Zimbabwe 3.23% -30.8%
22nd Ghana 3.25% 33.9%
23rd Equatorial Guinea 3.28% 12.2%
24th Bhutan 3.38% 10.0%
25th Chad 3.38% 2.9%
26th Vanuatu 3.50% 1.6%
27th Congo, Democratic Republic of 3.51% 8.2%
28th Cameroon 3.65% 0.9%
29th Sri Lanka 3.70% 1.6%
30th Bahrain 3.78% -4.0%
31st Thailand 3.79% -2.1%
32nd Uganda 3.79% -5.7%
33rd Oman 3.81% 18.4%
34th Myanmar 3.81% -15.9%
35th Mali 3.83% 2.6%
36th Malaysia 3.84% 2.1%
37th Monaco 3.88% -4.1%
38th Haiti 3.91% -9.4%
39th Syrian Arab Republic 3.97% 0.8%
40th Tanzania 4.02% -7.0%
41st Guinea 4.09% 9.4%
42nd Philippines 4.17% 5.4%
43rd Azerbaijan 4.18% 9.0%
44th Iraq 4.21% 3.2%
45th Seychelles 4.25% -3.7%
46th Kyrgyz Republic 4.25% -15.1%
47th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 4.26% 0.2%
48th Antigua and Barbuda 4.28% -8.7%
49th Fiji 4.28% 4.3%
50th St. Lucia 4.29% 0.4%
51st Türkiye 4.36% 5.8%
52nd Dominican Republic 4.37% 3.6%
53rd Kenya 4.37% 6.6%
54th United Arab Emirates 4.40% 7.4%
55th Singapore 4.41% 8.2%
56th Solomon Islands 4.44% 14.8%
57th Nepal 4.45% -1.8%
58th Mongolia 4.49% -0.9%
59th Senegal 4.50% 1.4%
60th Egypt, Arab Republic of 4.60% -3.1%
61st Sudan 4.60% 3.1%
62nd Eritrea 4.65% 9.4%
63rd Belize 4.82% 1.3%
64th Cabo Verde 4.82% 0.8%
65th Uzbekistan 4.84% 6.2%
66th Guyana 4.90% 0.0%
67th Rwanda 4.91% -9.9%
68th Grenada 4.93% 7.6%
69th Viet Nam 4.97% -1.0%
70th Timor-Leste 4.99% -22.0%
71st Morocco 5.02% 1.5%
72nd Cambodia 5.06% 12.5%
73rd Peru 5.13% 0.8%
74th Dominica 5.17% -16.4%
75th Comoros 5.18% 5.7%
76th Kuwait 5.18% 0.2%
77th St. Kitts and Nevis 5.19% 6.0%
78th China 5.27% 3.9%
79th Mexico 5.30% 1.2%
80th Burkina Faso 5.35% 8.2%
81st Algeria 5.42% -8.7%
82nd Luxembourg 5.47% 3.7%
83rd Saudi Arabia 5.47% 2.4%
84th São Tomé and Principe 5.48% -7.4%
85th Libya 5.55% 14.0%
86th Turkmenistan 5.55% 0.0%
87th Samoa 5.65% 18.3%
88th Russian Federation 5.65% 5.5%
89th Niger 5.67% 6.9%
90th Barbados 5.67% -2.7%
91st Mauritius 5.70% 1.6%
92nd Romania 5.70% 3.3%
93rd Bahamas, The 5.70% -2.3%
94th Sierra Leone 5.71% 7.7%
95th Tonga 5.75% -6.2%
96th Liechtenstein 5.78% 4.3%
97th Belarus 5.86% 6.0%
98th Togo 5.91% -4.0%
99th Tunisia 6.02% 1.5%
100th Botswana 6.12% 1.4%
101st Guatemala 6.17% 1.1%
102nd Iran, Islamic Republic of 6.23% -6.0%
103rd Hungary 6.25% -4.7%
104th Malawi 6.37% -7.4%
105th Poland 6.39% 2.2%
106th Moldova 6.50% -3.1%
107th Ireland 6.62% -1.9%
108th Estonia 6.65% 1.3%
109th Zambia 6.75% 41.6%
110th Albania 6.78% 2.9%
111th Croatia 6.79% 1.1%
112th Latvia 6.86% 7.1%
113th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.89% 4.3%
114th Trinidad and Tobago 6.91% 3.9%
115th Slovak Republic 6.91% 4.1%
116th Lithuania 6.94% 7.4%
117th Tajikistan 6.95% -0.9%
118th Jamaica 6.97% 1.9%
119th Cyprus 7.00% 3.2%
120th North Macedonia 7.07% 9.4%
121st Jordan 7.07% 1.3%
122nd Ukraine 7.09% -5.7%
123rd Bulgaria 7.12% -3.0%
124th Guinea-Bissau 7.15% -1.9%
125th Paraguay 7.16% 6.2%
126th Israel 7.21% -0.4%
127th Costa Rica 7.22% -0.9%
128th Georgia 7.31% -5.7%
129th Andorra 7.32% -0.8%
130th Honduras 7.34% 1.6%
131st Czechia 7.49% 1.6%
132nd Maldives 7.50% 2.9%
133rd Korea 7.69% 7.7%
134th Central African Republic 7.76% -29.4%
135th Ecuador 7.81% -0.3%
136th Colombia 7.83% 1.5%
137th Mozambique 7.90% -1.0%
138th Greece 8.12% 0.6%
139th Panama 8.14% 7.0%
140th San Marino 8.15% -1.6%
141st South Africa 8.25% 2.0%
142nd Serbia 8.29% 1.3%
143rd Montenegro 8.33% -0.2%
144th Liberia 8.38% -19.7%
145th Suriname 8.38% 26.9%
146th Eswatini 8.40% 14.8%
147th Nicaragua 8.50% 0.0%
148th Slovenia 8.57% 2.6%
149th Italy 8.62% -0.5%
150th New Zealand 8.62% 0.6%
151st Iceland 8.64% 2.4%
152nd Lebanon 8.69% 7.6%
153rd El Salvador 8.81% 5.8%
154th Namibia 8.86% 2.7%
155th Malta 8.89% 9.6%
156th Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.93% 1.9%
157th Burundi 9.06% 24.2%
158th South Sudan 9.07% -22.5%
159th West Bank and Gaza 9.19% -4.9%
160th Spain 9.22% 1.6%
161st Finland 9.22% 1.3%
162nd Uruguay 9.24% 3.8%
163rd Chile 9.31% 1.7%
164th Portugal 9.51% 0.9%
165th Brazil 9.61% 1.6%
166th European Union 9.87% 0.4%
167th Netherlands 9.94% 0.9%
168th United Kingdom 9.98% 1.9%
169th Argentina 10.12% -0.5%
170th Kiribati 10.17% -6.7%
171st Denmark 10.18% 0.4%
172nd Australia 10.25% 1.6%
173rd Norway 10.44% 4.8%
174th Austria 10.63% 1.0%
175th Belgium 10.86% -1.2%
176th Sweden 10.93% -1.4%
177th Japan 10.97% 2.1%
178th Yemen, Republic of 10.97% 20.7%
179th Canada 11.05% 1.2%
180th Cuba 11.09% 0.6%
181st France 11.17% -1.2%
182nd Armenia 11.38% 13.7%
183rd Switzerland 11.43% 2.0%
184th Germany 11.43% 2.2%
185th Nauru 11.56% 4.3%
186th Micronesia, Federated States of 11.87% -0.6%
187th Palau 12.17% 8.8%
188th Afghanistan 14.83% 4.4%
189th Marshall Islands 14.99% 3.6%
190th United States 16.54% 0.2%
191st Lesotho 21.92% 97.0%
192nd Tuvalu 22.22% 20.6%

FAQ

What was Lesotho's health spending in 2019?

Lesotho's health spending in 2019 was 21.92%. This ranked 191st globally.

How did Lesotho's health spending change in 2019?

Lesotho's health spending increased by 97.0% in 2019 compared to 2018.

Which country had the highest health spending in 2019?

Tuvalu had the highest health spending in 2019 at 22.22%.

What is the health spending of Lesotho in 2019?

The health spending of Lesotho in 2019 was 21.92%. This ranked 191st globally.

How does 2019 compare to 2018 for Lesotho's health spending?

Lesotho's health spending went from 11.13% in 2018 to 21.92% in 2019, a 97.0% increase.