Eswatini vs Lesotho: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 21,335 million SLC against 20,252 million SLC in Eswatini, a difference of 1,083 million SLC.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Lesotho ahead.
Eswatini ranks 135th and Lesotho ranks 133rd of 174 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,939 million SLC | 5,230 million SLC | 709.17 million SLC | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 14,639 million SLC | 14,373 million SLC | 266.18 million SLC | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 21,938 million SLC | 19,321 million SLC | 2,617 million SLC | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 21,335 million SLC against 20,252 million SLC in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 1,083 million SLC, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency?
- Eswatini ranks 135th and Lesotho ranks 133rd of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.