Lesotho vs Madagascar: Final consumption expenditure
Final consumption expenditure over time
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 2.1% against 1.9% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 125th and Madagascar ranks 122nd of 175 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.7% | 2.5% | 5.2% | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 21.6% | 1.4% | 20.2% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 17.0% | -1.5% | 18.5% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 2.4% | 12.9% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 2.4% | 5.8% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 2.1% | 0.6% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 2.9% | 2.0% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure, Lesotho or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 2.1% against 1.9% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure between Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 0.2%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Madagascar rank globally for final consumption expenditure?
- Lesotho ranks 125th and Madagascar ranks 122nd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.