Kiribati vs Lesotho: Gross national expenditure

Kiribati
192.7%
in 2024
Lesotho
164.4%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
1st
Lesotho rank
4th

Gross national expenditure over time

  • Kiribati
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 192.7% against 164.4% in Lesotho, a difference of 28.3%.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 4th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 166.7% 161.1% 5.6% Kiribati
2010s 173.3% 152.7% 20.7% Kiribati
2020s 183.0% 152.3% 30.7% Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure, Kiribati or Lesotho?
Kiribati, at 192.7% against 164.4% in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Kiribati and Lesotho?
28.3%, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Lesotho?
18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Lesotho rank globally for gross national expenditure?
Kiribati ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 4th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (% 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 (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 8,544 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.