How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?

36 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Somalia: Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Lesotho

1.33 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Somalia

1.41 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Lesotho rank

6th

Somalia rank

3rd

Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

Lesotho
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 1.41 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.33 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 0.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.28 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.977 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.307 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Lesotho
1970s	1.54 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9551 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5878 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Lesotho
1980s	1.56 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.15 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4154 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Lesotho
2010s	1.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.3 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0826 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2020s	1.26 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.35 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0924 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Somalia?: Somalia, at 1.41 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.33 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Somalia?: 0.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Somalia rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Lesotho ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 231 places, 11,115 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 09 September 2026

Final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.