Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Revenue, excluding grants

Lesotho
18.42 billion current LCU
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
19.65 billion current LCU
in 2024
Lesotho rank
127th
Papua New Guinea rank
126th

Revenue, excluding grants over time

  • Lesotho
  • Papua New Guinea
05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B198420042024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 19.65 billion current LCU against 18.42 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 1.23 billion current LCU.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Lesotho ranks 127th and Papua New Guinea ranks 126th of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 1.19 billion current LCU 1.42 billion current LCU 227.02 million current LCU Papua New Guinea
2000s 2.12 billion current LCU 2.57 billion current LCU 445.20 million current LCU Papua New Guinea
2010s 11.83 billion current LCU 10.75 billion current LCU 1.08 billion current LCU Lesotho
2020s 15.66 billion current LCU 15.56 billion current LCU 95.96 million current LCU Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue, excluding grants, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 19.65 billion current LCU against 18.42 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in revenue, excluding grants between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
1.23 billion current LCU, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
23 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for revenue, excluding grants?
Lesotho ranks 127th and Papua New Guinea ranks 126th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Revenue, excluding grants (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, 4,686 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. 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.