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
0204060197319982023

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

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.