Lesotho vs Timor-Leste: Gross national expenditure

Lesotho
164.4%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
174.3%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
4th
Timor-Leste rank
2nd

Gross national expenditure over time

  • Lesotho
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 174.3% against 164.4% in Lesotho, a difference of 9.9%.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

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

Lesotho ranks 4th and Timor-Leste ranks 2nd of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 161.1% 221.6% 60.5% Timor-Leste
2010s 152.7% 175.0% 22.4% Timor-Leste
2020s 152.3% 117.7% 34.6% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure, Lesotho or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 174.3% against 164.4% in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Lesotho and Timor-Leste?
9.9%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Timor-Leste?
18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Timor-Leste rank globally for gross national expenditure?
Lesotho ranks 4th and Timor-Leste ranks 2nd 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.