Lesotho vs Malta: Goods and services expense

Lesotho
2.38 billion current LCU
in 2024
Malta
1.59 billion current LCU
in 2024
Lesotho rank
124th
Malta rank
127th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Lesotho
  • Malta
01.0B2.0B3.0B197219982024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 2.38 billion current LCU against 1.59 billion current LCU in Malta, a difference of 793.01 million current LCU.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.5 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Malta ahead.

Lesotho ranks 124th and Malta ranks 127th of 155 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Malta Difference Ahead
1980s 83.72 million current LCU 39.03 million current LCU 44.69 million current LCU Lesotho
1990s 355.08 million current LCU 124.60 million current LCU 230.47 million current LCU Lesotho
2000s 1.23 billion current LCU 244.16 million current LCU 984.90 million current LCU Lesotho
2010s 2.55 billion current LCU 560.74 million current LCU 1.98 billion current LCU Lesotho
2020s 2.36 billion current LCU 1.30 billion current LCU 1.06 billion current LCU Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Lesotho or Malta?
Lesotho, at 2.38 billion current LCU against 1.59 billion current LCU in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Lesotho and Malta?
793.01 million current LCU, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malta?
41 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Malta rank globally for goods and services expense?
Lesotho ranks 124th and Malta ranks 127th of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods and services 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
155 places, 4,479 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. 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.