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

Lesotho
48.49 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Poland
47.98 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Lesotho rank
1st
Poland rank
3rd

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

  • Lesotho
  • Poland
0204060200020142029

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 48.49 Percentage of GDP against 47.98 Percentage of GDP in Poland, a difference of 0.51 Percentage of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Poland ahead.

Lesotho ranks 1st and Poland ranks 3rd of 28 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Poland Difference Ahead
2000s 44.74 Percentage of GDP 44.31 Percentage of GDP 0.4297 Percentage of GDP Lesotho
2010s 54.38 Percentage of GDP 42.82 Percentage of GDP 11.56 Percentage of GDP Lesotho
2020s 50.03 Percentage of GDP 47.57 Percentage of GDP 2.46 Percentage of GDP Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances, Lesotho or Poland?
Lesotho, at 48.49 Percentage of GDP against 47.98 Percentage of GDP in Poland as of 2029.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances between Lesotho and Poland?
0.51 Percentage of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Poland?
30 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2029.
How do Lesotho and Poland rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Lesotho ranks 1st and Poland ranks 3rd of 28 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
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
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.