Lesotho vs Sierra Leone: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Lesotho
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.2% against 3.2% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 72nd and Sierra Leone ranks 71st of 174 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.9% | -1.4% | 26.3% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 18.5% | 0.4% | 18.2% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 16.8% | 2.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | -0.2% | 8.9% | 9.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | -0.6% | 2.6% | 3.2% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Lesotho or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.2% against 3.2% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Sierra Leone rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Lesotho ranks 72nd and Sierra Leone ranks 71st of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as General government 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. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.