What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp between Kiribati and Lesotho?

0.031 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kiribati ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Lesotho?

19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.

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.

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

Kiribati

0.344 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Lesotho

0.313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Kiribati rank

6th

Lesotho rank

7th

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

Kiribati
Lesotho

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 0.344 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 0.031 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.

Kiribati ranks 6th and Lesotho ranks 7th of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kiribati	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.6668 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4864 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1804 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Kiribati
2010s	0.5301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3598 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1703 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Kiribati
2020s	0.4606 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3437 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1169 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp, Kiribati or Lesotho?: Kiribati, at 0.344 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp between Kiribati and Lesotho?: 0.031 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Lesotho?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Lesotho rank globally for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp?: Kiribati ranks 6th 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: 24 September 2026

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.