Other expense in Lesotho
Lesotho: Other expense was 8.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Lesotho, 1991–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 8.1% for other expense in 2022.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Lesotho peaked at 16.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1995.
That places Lesotho 58th out of 147 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Other expense in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.8% | — |
| 1992 | 5.0% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | -22.2% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | -38.9% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -48.0% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +18.4% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | +39.2% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | -21.3% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | +310.5% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +18.5% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | +147.0% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | -32.5% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | -22.1% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -19.2% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -27.7% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +31.5% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +31.1% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +4.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 8.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.1%, 1.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 8.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.2%, 2.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other expense in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +310.5% | 1.6% | 6.5% |
| 2008 | +147.0% | 6.8% | 16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 1.2% | 6.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 5.9% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 4.3% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.3% | 8.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Lesotho?
- Other expense in Lesotho was 8.1% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1995.
- How does Lesotho rank for other expense?
- Lesotho ranks 58th out of 147 countries with data for 2022.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Other expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.