Lesotho vs Sierra Leone: Subsidies
Subsidies over time
- Lesotho
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 13.51 million current US$ against 0 current US$ in Lesotho, a difference of 13.51 million current US$.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 11th of 24 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.74 million current US$ | 0 current US$ | 4.74 million current US$ | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 32.67 million current US$ | 0 current US$ | 32.67 million current US$ | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 199.57 million current US$ | 5.53 million current US$ | 194.04 million current US$ | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 165.29 million current US$ | 13.51 million current US$ | 151.78 million current US$ | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies, Lesotho or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 13.51 million current US$ against 0 current US$ in Lesotho as of 2000.
- What is the difference in subsidies between Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
- 13.51 million current US$, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2000.
- How do Lesotho and Sierra Leone rank globally for subsidies?
- Lesotho ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 11th of 24 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Subsidies (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current U.S. dollars.