Lesotho vs Lower middle income: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Lesotho
1.64 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lower middle income
1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho rank
4th
Lower middle income rank
6th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Lesotho
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.64 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.52 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.5 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 4th and Lower middle income ranks 6th of 186 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.37 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2276 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 1.73 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6287 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 1.93 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9279 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.61 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5623 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.53 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4768 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.54 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Lower middle income?
- Lesotho, at 1.64 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Lower middle income?
- 0.52 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Lower middle income?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Lower middle income rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 4th and Lower middle income ranks 6th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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 (current 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.