Lesotho vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Lesotho
1.33 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
5th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.511.52196019922025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.33 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.3399 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 188 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 1.3 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7421 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5618 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1970s 1.54 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7337 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8092 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1980s 1.56 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6655 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8953 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2000s 1.33 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8188 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5137 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 1.24 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8278 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4101 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 1.26 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8902 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3694 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Lesotho, at 1.33 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.3399 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Lesotho ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current US$), 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

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.