Early-demographic dividend vs Lesotho: Expense

Early-demographic dividend
21.3%
in 2022
Lesotho
40.2%
in 2022
Early-demographic dividend rank
20th
Lesotho rank
17th

Expense over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • Lesotho
20304050198720042022

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 40.2% against 21.3% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 18.9%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.9 times Early-demographic dividend's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th and Lesotho ranks 17th of 26 groups.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 16.4% 31.9% 15.5% Lesotho
2000s 21.4% 52.2% 30.8% Lesotho
2010s 21.6% 40.2% 18.6% Lesotho
2020s 21.3% 40.2% 18.9% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Early-demographic dividend or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 40.2% against 21.3% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2022.
What is the difference in expense between Early-demographic dividend and Lesotho?
18.9%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Lesotho?
19 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do Early-demographic dividend and Lesotho rank globally for expense?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th and Lesotho ranks 17th of 26 groups.
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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Indicator
Expense (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 5,211 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.