Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Lesotho
Lesotho: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 16.18 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Lesotho is 16.18, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Lesotho peaked at 22.13 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.99, in 2002.
Lesotho ranks 166th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.42 | — |
| 2001 | 8.01 | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 6.99 | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 10.4 | +48.7% |
| 2004 | 12.97 | +24.8% |
| 2005 | 14.33 | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 14.91 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 15.83 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 15.2 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 15.94 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 20.15 | +26.4% |
| 2011 | 22.13 | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 21.18 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 18.3 | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 17.2 | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 16.33 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 14.41 | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 18.21 | +26.3% |
| 2018 | 18.98 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 17.21 | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 15.52 | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 16.99 | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 17 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 16.18 | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4 | 6.99 | 15.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.41 | 14.41 | 22.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.42 | 15.52 | 17 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Lesotho
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.69 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 804.1 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 10.32 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.43 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 30.43 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -3.46 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.534 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Lesotho?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Lesotho was 16.18 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 22.13 in 2011.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.99 in 2002.
- How does Lesotho rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Lesotho ranks 166th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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