Italy vs Lesotho: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Italy
50.6%
in 2024
Lesotho
53.5%
in 2024
Italy rank
11th
Lesotho rank
10th
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Italy
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 53.5% against 50.6% in Italy, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 11th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 151 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.6% | 32.7% | 16.9% | Italy |
| 1990s | 52.4% | 40.6% | 11.8% | Italy |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 44.7% | 3.3% | Italy |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 54.4% | 4.8% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 52.4% | 2.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita, Italy or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 53.5% against 50.6% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Italy and Lesotho?
- 2.9%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Lesotho?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Lesotho rank globally for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Italy ranks 11th and Lesotho ranks 10th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.