Benin vs Lesotho: Expense

Benin
1.05 billion current US$
in 2011
Lesotho
831.37 million current US$
in 2008
Benin rank
20th
Lesotho rank
22nd

Expense over time

  • Benin
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 1.05 billion current US$ against 831.37 million current US$ in Lesotho, a difference of 219.84 million current US$.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.3 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Lesotho ahead.

Benin ranks 20th and Lesotho ranks 22nd of 29 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Expense (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 343 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed

Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends. Data are in current U.S. dollars.