Lesotho vs North America: Expense
Lesotho
40.2%
in 2022
North America
24.0%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
17th
North America rank
19th
Expense over time
- Lesotho
- North America
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 40.2% against 24.0% in North America, a difference of 16.2%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.7 times North America's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 17th and North America ranks 19th of 157 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.9% | 21.1% | 15.8% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 32.2% | 20.6% | 11.6% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 20.7% | 17.1% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 22.8% | 17.4% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 28.7% | 11.8% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Lesotho or North America?
- Lesotho, at 40.2% against 24.0% in North America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in expense between Lesotho and North America?
- 16.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and North America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2022.
- How do Lesotho and North America rank globally for expense?
- Lesotho ranks 17th and North America ranks 19th 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.