Benin vs Lesotho: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Benin
1,708 current US$ per person
in 2025
Lesotho
1,791 current US$ per person
in 2025
Benin rank
159th
Lesotho rank
157th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Benin
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1,791 current US$ per person against 1,708 current US$ per person in Benin, a difference of 83 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 159th and Lesotho ranks 157th of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 109.44 current US$ per person | 81.83 current US$ per person | 27.62 current US$ per person | Benin |
| 1970s | 211.83 current US$ per person | 225.29 current US$ per person | 13.46 current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 422.16 current US$ per person | 586.48 current US$ per person | 164.32 current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1,043 current US$ per person | 1,416 current US$ per person | 373.18 current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1,137 current US$ per person | 1,740 current US$ per person | 603.02 current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1,443 current US$ per person | 1,556 current US$ per person | 113.13 current US$ per person | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Benin or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 1,791 current US$ per person against 1,708 current US$ per person in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Benin and Lesotho?
- 83 current US$ per person, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lesotho?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Lesotho rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Benin ranks 159th and Lesotho ranks 157th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. 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 (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.