Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure was 2.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Lesotho, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture share of government expenditure in Lesotho is 2.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 44.7% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Lesotho peaked at 4.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2023.
That places Lesotho 64th out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.2% | — |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -34.3% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | +44.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 4.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 share of government expenditure in Lesotho?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in Lesotho was 2.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- Lesotho ranks 64th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 share of Government Expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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