Kiribati vs Lesotho: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances

Kiribati
103.28 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Lesotho
48.49 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Kiribati rank
2nd
Lesotho rank
1st

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances over time

  • Kiribati
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 103.28 Percentage of GDP against 48.49 Percentage of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 54.79 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 2.1 times Lesotho's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.

Kiribati ranks 2nd and Lesotho ranks 1st of 166 countries.

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 86.14 Percentage of GDP 44.74 Percentage of GDP 41.4 Percentage of GDP Kiribati
2010s 91.88 Percentage of GDP 54.38 Percentage of GDP 37.5 Percentage of GDP Kiribati
2020s 101.21 Percentage of GDP 50.03 Percentage of GDP 51.18 Percentage of GDP Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances, Kiribati or Lesotho?
Kiribati, at 103.28 Percentage of GDP against 48.49 Percentage of GDP in Lesotho as of 2029.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances between Kiribati and Lesotho?
54.79 Percentage of GDP, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Lesotho?
30 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2029.
How do Kiribati and Lesotho rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Kiribati ranks 2nd and Lesotho ranks 1st of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
240 places, 7,002 data points, 2000–2029
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.