Lesotho vs World: Revenue, excluding grants

Lesotho
42.0%
in 2024
World
23.9%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
11th
World rank
14th

Revenue, excluding grants over time

  • Lesotho
  • World
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 42.0% against 23.9% in World, a difference of 18.1%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.8 times World's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 11th and World ranks 14th of 157 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho World Difference Ahead
1990s 32.5% 23.8% 8.6% Lesotho
2000s 37.9% 23.2% 14.7% Lesotho
2010s 39.3% 23.2% 16.1% Lesotho
2020s 40.9% 23.8% 17.1% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue, excluding grants, Lesotho or World?
Lesotho, at 42.0% against 23.9% in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in revenue, excluding grants between Lesotho and World?
18.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and World?
30 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and World rank globally for revenue, excluding grants?
Lesotho ranks 11th and World ranks 14th 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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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.