Lesotho vs Lower middle income: Expense
Lesotho
40.2%
in 2022
Lower middle income
15.7%
in 2018
Lesotho rank
17th
Lower middle income rank
20th
Expense over time
- Lesotho
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 40.2% against 15.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 24.5%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.6 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 17th and Lower middle income ranks 20th of 157 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.8% | 17.5% | 21.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 17.0% | 23.3% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Lesotho or Lower middle income?
- Lesotho, at 40.2% against 15.7% in Lower middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in expense between Lesotho and Lower middle income?
- 24.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Lower middle income?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
- How do Lesotho and Lower middle income rank globally for expense?
- Lesotho ranks 17th and Lower middle income ranks 20th 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.