Lesotho vs Lower middle income: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Lesotho
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.39 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.4 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Lesotho ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 7th of 163 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Lower middle income in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1314 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 4.75 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 4.62 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Lower middle income |
| 1970s | 0.1822 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 3.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.89 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 0.4579 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.73 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.27 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 0.9412 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.8 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8637 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 1.53 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.48 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0505 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3533 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.49 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.479 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Lower middle income?
- Lesotho, at 1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Lower middle income?
- 0.39 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Lower middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Lower middle income rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 7th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.