Lesotho vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP

Lesotho
1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
6th

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Lesotho
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.31 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 1.49 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1114 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 1.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3536 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 1.49 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.06 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4308 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$), per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Lesotho, at 1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.31 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
Lesotho ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 8,398 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.