Lesotho vs Sierra Leone: Government spending vs. GDP, annual growth rate
Lesotho
3.19 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sierra Leone
3.2 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lesotho rank
69th
Sierra Leone rank
68th
Government spending vs. GDP, annual growth rate over time
- Lesotho
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.2 % change on previous year against 3.19 % change on previous year in Lesotho, a difference of 0.01 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 69th and Sierra Leone ranks 68th of 166 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 | 24.89 % change on previous year | -1.43 % change on previous year | 26.32 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 18.53 % change on previous year | 0.3604 % change on previous year | 18.17 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 14.12 % change on previous year | 16.81 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | -0.2162 % change on previous year | 8.93 % change on previous year | 9.14 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | -0.5614 % change on previous year | 2.62 % change on previous year | 3.18 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending vs. gdp, annual growth rate, Lesotho or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.2 % change on previous year against 3.19 % change on previous year in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, annual growth rate between Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
- 0.01 % change on previous year, 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 government spending vs. gdp, annual growth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 69th and Sierra Leone ranks 68th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Government spending vs. GDP, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Government spending vs. GDP. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.