High income vs Lesotho: Revenue, excluding grants

High income
26.2%
in 2024
Lesotho
42.0%
in 2024
High income rank
12th
Lesotho rank
11th

Revenue, excluding grants over time

  • High income
  • Lesotho
01020304050197219982024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 42.0% against 26.2% in High income, a difference of 15.8%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.6 times High income's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 11th of 35 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s 25.1% 38.1% 13.1% Lesotho
1990s 25.2% 32.8% 7.5% Lesotho
2000s 26.0% 36.3% 10.3% Lesotho
2010s 26.0% 39.3% 13.3% Lesotho
2020s 26.4% 40.9% 14.5% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue, excluding grants, High income or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 42.0% against 26.2% in High income as of 2024.
What is the difference in revenue, excluding grants between High income and Lesotho?
15.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Lesotho?
39 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do High income and Lesotho rank globally for revenue, excluding grants?
High income ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 11th of 35 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,652 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. 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.