Lesotho vs Netherlands: Expense
Lesotho
40.2%
in 2022
Netherlands
40.0%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
17th
Netherlands rank
18th
Expense over time
- Lesotho
- Netherlands
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 40.2% against 40.0% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Netherlands ahead.
Lesotho ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 18th of 157 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.9% | 48.0% | 11.1% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 32.2% | 43.7% | 11.5% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 38.6% | 0.8% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 40.5% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 41.4% | 0.9% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Lesotho or Netherlands?
- Lesotho, at 40.2% against 40.0% in Netherlands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in expense between Lesotho and Netherlands?
- 0.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Netherlands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2022.
- How do Lesotho and Netherlands rank globally for expense?
- Lesotho ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 18th 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.