How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?

36 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Lesotho vs Somalia: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Lesotho

1.64 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Somalia

1.7 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Lesotho rank

4th

Somalia rank

3rd

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

Lesotho
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 1.7 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.64 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 186 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.37 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2877 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Lesotho
1970s	1.73 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.15 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5853 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Lesotho
1980s	1.93 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.5 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4385 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Lesotho
2010s	1.51 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0632 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Lesotho
2020s	1.54 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.58 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Somalia?: Somalia, at 1.7 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.64 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Somalia?: 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Somalia rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Lesotho ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 229 places, 10,825 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 08 September 2026

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.