Lesotho vs Slovakia: Expense

Lesotho
40.2%
in 2022
Slovakia
39.8%
in 2022
Lesotho rank
17th
Slovakia rank
19th

Expense over time

  • Lesotho
  • Slovakia
0204060198720042022

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 40.2% against 39.8% in Slovakia, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Slovakia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 17th and Slovakia ranks 19th of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Slovakia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Slovakia Difference Ahead
1990s 33.9% 46.4% 12.6% Slovakia
2000s 37.8% 40.4% 2.6% Slovakia
2010s 40.1% 39.1% 1.0% Lesotho
2020s 40.5% 41.4% 0.9% Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Lesotho or Slovakia?
Lesotho, at 40.2% against 39.8% in Slovakia as of 2022.
What is the difference in expense between Lesotho and Slovakia?
0.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Slovakia?
28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
How do Lesotho and Slovakia rank globally for expense?
Lesotho ranks 17th and Slovakia 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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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.