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

25 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.

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 Tonga: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Lesotho

1.64 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Tonga

1.46 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Lesotho rank

4th

Tonga rank

7th

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

Lesotho
Tonga

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.64 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.46 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Tonga, a difference of 0.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 4th and Tonga ranks 7th of 186 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.97 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.33 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6406 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Lesotho
1980s	1.93 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.4 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5364 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Lesotho
2000s	1.61 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.41 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1985 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Lesotho
2010s	1.53 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.42 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1029 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Lesotho
2020s	1.52 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.45 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0692 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$), per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Tonga?: Lesotho, at 1.64 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.46 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Tonga as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Tonga?: 0.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tonga?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Tonga rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Lesotho ranks 4th and Tonga ranks 7th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.