Belgium vs Lesotho: Expense
Belgium
39.7%
in 2022
Lesotho
40.2%
in 2022
Belgium rank
20th
Lesotho rank
17th
Expense over time
- Belgium
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 40.2% against 39.7% in Belgium, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 20th and Lesotho ranks 17th of 157 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.9% | 33.9% | 11.0% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 42.1% | 37.8% | 4.3% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 40.1% | 2.5% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 40.5% | 1.1% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Belgium or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 40.2% against 39.7% in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in expense between Belgium and Lesotho?
- 0.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Lesotho?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Lesotho rank globally for expense?
- Belgium ranks 20th and Lesotho ranks 17th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.