Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Lesotho
Lesotho: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP was 55.88 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Latest (2030)
55.88
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
10th
of 195 countries
All-time high
66.44
in 2009
All-time low
31.31
in 1991
Years of data
40
1991–2030
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Lesotho, 1991–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 55.88 for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in 2030.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Lesotho peaked at 66.44 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 31.31, in 1991.
Lesotho ranks 10th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 31.31 | — |
| 1992 | 35.33 | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 36.03 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 40.2 | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 42.06 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 41.5 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 44.58 | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 51.39 | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 50.78 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 39.26 | -22.7% |
| 2001 | 41.45 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 41.23 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 39.76 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 36.25 | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 37.61 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 43.22 | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 48.12 | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 54.07 | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 66.44 | +22.9% |
| 2010 | 55.32 | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 60.17 | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 58.15 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 58.36 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 50.1 | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 51.75 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 54.11 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 50.44 | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 51.92 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 53.56 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 54.44 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 53.78 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 50.85 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 49.36 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 53.48 | +8.4% |
| 2025 | 56.67 | +6.0% |
| 2026 | 55.06 | -2.8% |
| 2027 | 55.33 | +0.5% |
| 2028 | 55.33 | +0.0% |
| 2029 | 55.62 | +0.5% |
| 2030 | 55.88 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.46 | 31.31 | 51.39 | 9 |
| 2000s | 44.74 | 36.25 | 66.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.39 | 50.1 | 60.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.99 | 49.36 | 56.67 | 10 |
| 2030s | 55.88 | 55.88 | 55.88 | 1 |
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 expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Lesotho?
- Expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Lesotho was 55.88 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 66.44 in 2009.
- What is the lowest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.31 in 1991.
- How does Lesotho rank for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 10th out of 195 countries with data for 2030.
- Is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October