Which has higher goods and services expense, Lesotho or Nicaragua?

Nicaragua, at 17.0% against 16.4% in Lesotho as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nicaragua?

32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.

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.

Lesotho vs Nicaragua: Goods and services expense

Lesotho

16.4%

in 2022

Nicaragua

17.0%

in 2023

Lesotho rank

62nd

Nicaragua rank

60th

Goods and services expense over time

Lesotho
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 17.0% against 16.4% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Lesotho ranks 62nd and Nicaragua ranks 60th of 154 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1990s	28.9%	21.7%	7.3%	Lesotho
2000s	30.8%	14.3%	16.5%	Lesotho
2010s	23.9%	15.9%	8.0%	Lesotho
2020s	16.1%	15.9%	0.1%	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Lesotho or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 17.0% against 16.4% in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Lesotho and Nicaragua?: 0.6%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nicaragua?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do Lesotho and Nicaragua rank globally for goods and services expense?: Lesotho ranks 62nd and Nicaragua ranks 60th 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.