Eswatini vs Lesotho: Expense

Eswatini
17.49 billion current LCU
in 2021
Lesotho
15.50 billion current LCU
in 2022
Eswatini rank
126th
Lesotho rank
127th

Expense over time

  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B198720042022

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 17.49 billion current LCU against 15.50 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 2.00 billion current LCU.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 126th and Lesotho ranks 127th of 157 countries.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 2.18 billion current LCU 1.93 billion current LCU 248.81 million current LCU Eswatini
2000s 4.33 billion current LCU 4.08 billion current LCU 244.76 million current LCU Eswatini
2010s 12.72 billion current LCU 10.68 billion current LCU 2.05 billion current LCU Eswatini
2020s 17.62 billion current LCU 14.11 billion current LCU 3.52 billion current LCU Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Eswatini or Lesotho?
Eswatini, at 17.49 billion current LCU against 15.50 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2021.
What is the difference in expense between Eswatini and Lesotho?
2.00 billion current LCU, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for expense?
Eswatini ranks 126th and Lesotho ranks 127th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Expense (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 4,452 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. 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.