Lesotho vs Tonga: Central government debt, total
Central government debt, total over time
- Lesotho
- Tonga
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.01 billion current LCU against 504.15 million current LCU in Tonga, a difference of 507.44 million current LCU.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.0 times Tonga's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 78th and Tonga ranks 80th of 83 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.44 billion current LCU | 448.31 million current LCU | 9.99 billion current LCU | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.01 billion current LCU | 504.15 million current LCU | 507.44 million current LCU | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher central government debt, total, Lesotho or Tonga?
- Lesotho, at 1.01 billion current LCU against 504.15 million current LCU in Tonga as of 2020.
- What is the difference in central government debt, total between Lesotho and Tonga?
- 507.44 million current LCU, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tonga?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2020.
- How do Lesotho and Tonga rank globally for central government debt, total?
- Lesotho ranks 78th and Tonga ranks 80th of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Central government debt, total (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.