Government health spending, share of government spending in Botswana

Government health spending, share of government spending in Botswana was 14.61% in 2023, according to World Health Organization. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 51st highest of 194 countries in 2023.

202314.61%
Change on 20220 pts
Rank51st of 194Countries ranked
Series high14.612021
Series low6.252009

Government health spending, share of government spending in Botswana, 2000 to 2023

681012141620002004200820122016202020232000: 8.18 %2001: 8.18 %2002: 8.18 %2003: 8.18 %2004: 8.18 %2005: 8.18 %2006: 8.18 %2007: 8.18 %2008: 7.64 %2009: 6.25 %2010: 8.06 %2011: 9.63 %2012: 10.68 %2013: 11.93 %2014: 10.96 %2015: 10.42 %2016: 11.21 %2017: 14.32 %2018: 11.54 %2019: 12.01 %2020: 11.66 %2021: 14.61 %2022: 14.61 %2023: 14.61 %
%. Source: World Health Organization, Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of general government expenditure (GGE) (%) (GHED_GGHE-DGGE_SHA2011). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-18.
All 24 values
Period%
202314.61
202214.61
202114.61
202011.66
201912.01
201811.54
201714.32
201611.21
201510.42
201410.96
201311.93
201210.68
20119.63
20108.06
20096.25
20087.64
20078.18
20068.18
20058.18
20048.18
20038.18
20028.18
20018.18
20008.18

Rankings

Definition

Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as a percentage of general government expenditure (SDG indicator 1.a.2): transfers from government domestic revenue allocated to health plus social health insurance contributions, divided by total general government spending. WHO Global Health Expenditure Database, System of Health Accounts 2011.

A share of all government spending, not of GDP; health aid from abroad is excluded. Values are served with every decimal WHO publishes. WHO revises these series, past years included, when new national reports or estimates come in, so values can change between retrievals.

How to cite

World Health Organization, data.who.int. Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of general government expenditure (GGE) (%) (GHED_GGHE-DGGE_SHA2011) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/8C8FB8F/B9C6C79 (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the government health spending, share of government spending in Botswana?

Government health spending, share of government spending in Botswana was 14.61% in 2023, according to World Health Organization. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 51st highest of 194 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

World Health Organization. Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of general government expenditure (GGE) (%) (GHED_GGHE-DGGE_SHA2011). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest government health spending, share of government spending in Botswana?

14.61% in 2021, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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