Lesotho vs Luxembourg: Expense

Lesotho
40.2%
in 2022
Luxembourg
42.2%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
17th
Luxembourg rank
14th

Expense over time

  • Lesotho
  • Luxembourg
0204060197219972023

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 42.2% against 40.2% in Lesotho, a difference of 2.0%.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 17th and Luxembourg ranks 14th of 157 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Luxembourg in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1980s 36.9% 30.3% 6.5% Lesotho
1990s 32.2% 34.8% 2.6% Luxembourg
2000s 37.8% 36.4% 1.4% Lesotho
2010s 40.1% 38.0% 2.1% Lesotho
2020s 40.5% 40.9% 0.4% Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Lesotho or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 42.2% against 40.2% in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between Lesotho and Luxembourg?
2.0%, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Luxembourg?
35 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2022.
How do Lesotho and Luxembourg rank globally for expense?
Lesotho ranks 17th and Luxembourg ranks 14th 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

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.