Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures was 0.35 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Lesotho, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.35 for agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in 2024.
The figure is up 45.8% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Lesotho peaked at 0.69 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.24, in 2023.
Lesotho ranks 75th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.5 | — |
| 2002 | 0.59 | +18.0% |
| 2003 | 0.62 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.65 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.61 | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.56 | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.66 | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 0.66 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.54 | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 0.55 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.58 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.55 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.53 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.66 | +24.5% |
| 2015 | 0.69 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.54 | -21.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6 | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.51 | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 0.43 | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 0.36 | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 0.41 | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 0.24 | -41.5% |
| 2024 | 0.35 | +45.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5989 | 0.5 | 0.66 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.581 | 0.51 | 0.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.358 | 0.24 | 0.43 | 5 |
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More public sector data for Lesotho
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4526 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 15.53 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0152 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 5.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 36.30 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 32.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 1,135 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Lesotho?
- Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in Lesotho was 0.35 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture orientation index for government expenditures recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.69 in 2015.
- What is the lowest agriculture orientation index for government expenditures recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for agriculture orientation index for government expenditures?
- Lesotho ranks 75th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture orientation index for government expenditures rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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