Kazakhstan vs Lesotho: Goods and services expense

Kazakhstan
16.1%
in 2023
Lesotho
16.4%
in 2022
Kazakhstan rank
65th
Lesotho rank
62nd

Goods and services expense over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 16.4% against 16.1% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lesotho ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 65th and Lesotho ranks 62nd of 154 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 20.4% 29.8% 9.4% Lesotho
2000s 26.7% 32.0% 5.3% Lesotho
2010s 23.9% 23.9% 0.0% Kazakhstan
2020s 16.3% 16.1% 0.3% Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Kazakhstan or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 16.4% against 16.1% in Kazakhstan as of 2022.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Kazakhstan and Lesotho?
0.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Lesotho?
19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
How do Kazakhstan and Lesotho rank globally for goods and services expense?
Kazakhstan ranks 65th and Lesotho ranks 62nd of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (% of expense). 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 (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,247 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 own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.