Kuwait vs Lesotho: Revenue, excluding grants

Kuwait
43.8%
in 1998
Lesotho
42.0%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
8th
Lesotho rank
11th

Revenue, excluding grants over time

  • Kuwait
  • Lesotho
020406080100197219982024

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 43.8% against 42.0% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.8%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 8th and Lesotho ranks 11th of 157 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s 79.5% 39.9% 39.7% Kuwait
1990s 30.7% 33.4% 2.7% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue, excluding grants, Kuwait or Lesotho?
Kuwait, at 43.8% against 42.0% in Lesotho as of 1998.
What is the difference in revenue, excluding grants between Kuwait and Lesotho?
1.8%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Lesotho?
10 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 1998.
How do Kuwait and Lesotho rank globally for revenue, excluding grants?
Kuwait ranks 8th and Lesotho ranks 11th of 157 countries.
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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About this data

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.