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

Lesotho
48.49 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Tuvalu
117.81 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Lesotho rank
1st
Tuvalu rank
1st

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

  • Lesotho
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 117.81 Percentage of GDP against 48.49 Percentage of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 69.32 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 2.4 times Lesotho's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 1st and Tuvalu ranks 1st of 28 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Tuvalu Difference Ahead
2000s 47.62 Percentage of GDP 88.22 Percentage of GDP 40.6 Percentage of GDP Tuvalu
2010s 54.38 Percentage of GDP 100.71 Percentage of GDP 46.33 Percentage of GDP Tuvalu
2020s 50.03 Percentage of GDP 120.34 Percentage of GDP 70.31 Percentage of GDP Tuvalu

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 Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 117.81 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 Lesotho and Tuvalu?
69.32 Percentage of GDP, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tuvalu?
26 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2029.
How do Lesotho and Tuvalu rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Lesotho ranks 1st and Tuvalu ranks 1st 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
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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.