Japan vs Lesotho: Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate

Japan
2.13 % change on previous year
in 2023
Lesotho
2.17 % change on previous year
in 2023
Japan rank
101st
Lesotho rank
100th

Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate over time

  • Japan
  • Lesotho
-1001020195119872023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 2.17 % change on previous year against 2.13 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 0.04 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 25 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 101st and Lesotho ranks 100th of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 10.14 % change on previous year 5.93 % change on previous year 4.21 % change on previous year Japan
1970s 6.56 % change on previous year 8.52 % change on previous year 1.96 % change on previous year Lesotho
1980s 4.03 % change on previous year 2.9 % change on previous year 1.12 % change on previous year Japan
1990s 3.21 % change on previous year 2.26 % change on previous year 0.9545 % change on previous year Japan
2000s 0.401 % change on previous year 1.96 % change on previous year 1.56 % change on previous year Lesotho
2010s 0.1277 % change on previous year -0.5041 % change on previous year 0.6318 % change on previous year Japan
2020s -0.1163 % change on previous year -2.6 % change on previous year 2.48 % change on previous year Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate, Japan or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 2.17 % change on previous year against 2.13 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate between Japan and Lesotho?
0.04 % change on previous year, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lesotho?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Lesotho rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate?
Japan ranks 101st and Lesotho ranks 100th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
184 places, 10,706 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Gross domestic product (GDP). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.