What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa?

0.41 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa?

19 years are reported by both, from 2007 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 Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Lesotho

1.64 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa

1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Lesotho rank

4th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

2nd

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

Lesotho
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.64 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.41 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.61 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5484 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Lesotho
2010s	1.53 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4564 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Lesotho
2020s	1.54 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4283 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$), per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Lesotho, at 1.64 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 0.41 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Lesotho ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.