Greenland vs Lesotho: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP

Greenland
0.367 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Lesotho
0.313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Greenland rank
5th
Lesotho rank
7th

Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP over time

  • Greenland
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Greenland currently reports 0.367 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 0.054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Greenland's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Greenland ahead.

Greenland ranks 5th and Lesotho ranks 7th of 166 countries.

Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4783 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.418 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0603 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Greenland
2010s 0.4084 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3598 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0486 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Greenland
2020s 0.375 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.348 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.027 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp, Greenland or Lesotho?
Greenland, at 0.367 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp between Greenland and Lesotho?
0.054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Lesotho?
21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
How do Greenland and Lesotho rank globally for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp?
Greenland ranks 5th and Lesotho ranks 7th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
166 places, 7,051 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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