Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in Lesotho
Lesotho: Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 was 48.49 Percentage of GDP in 2029. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Lesotho, 2000–2029
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 48.49 Percentage of GDP for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in 2029.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Lesotho peaked at 66.44 Percentage of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 36.25 Percentage of GDP, in 2004.
Lesotho ranks 1st of 28 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.26 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 41.45 Percentage of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 41.23 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 39.76 Percentage of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 36.25 Percentage of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 37.61 Percentage of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 43.22 Percentage of GDP | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 48.12 Percentage of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 54.07 Percentage of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 66.44 Percentage of GDP | +22.9% |
| 2010 | 55.32 Percentage of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 60.17 Percentage of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 58.15 Percentage of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 58.36 Percentage of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 50.1 Percentage of GDP | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 51.75 Percentage of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 54.11 Percentage of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 50.44 Percentage of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 51.92 Percentage of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 53.51 Percentage of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 54.44 Percentage of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 54.18 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 48.85 Percentage of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 49.36 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 49.66 Percentage of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 49.28 Percentage of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2026 | 48.95 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2027 | 48.61 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2028 | 48.48 Percentage of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2029 | 48.49 Percentage of GDP | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.74 Percentage of GDP | 36.25 Percentage of GDP | 66.44 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.38 Percentage of GDP | 50.1 Percentage of GDP | 60.17 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.03 Percentage of GDP | 48.48 Percentage of GDP | 54.44 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 1 Tuvalu 117.81 Percentage of GDP compare
- 1 Timor-Leste 74.64 Percentage of GDP compare
- 2 Croatia 44.62 Percentage of GDP compare
- 2 Kiribati 103.28 Percentage of GDP compare
- 2 Micronesia 66.37 Percentage of GDP compare
- 3 Poland 47.98 Percentage of GDP compare
- 3 Nauru 77.85 Percentage of GDP compare
- 4 Marshall Islands 68.76 Percentage of GDP compare
- 4 Moldova 36 Percentage of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.08 Percent per annum (2029)
- Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — E. Wider 0.0201 Index (2024)
- Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — D. 0 Index (2024)
- Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — C. Trust 0.0167 Index (2024)
- Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — B. Openess 0 Index (2024)
- Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — A. 0.0003 Index (2024)
- Index of digital trade integration and openness 0.0371 Index (2024)
- Balanced trade in services 0.2357 US dollars, exchange rate converted (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 9.18 Percentage of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Lesotho?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Lesotho was 48.49 Percentage of GDP in 2029, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 66.44 Percentage of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.25 Percentage of GDP in 2004.
- How does Lesotho rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
- Lesotho ranks 1st out of 28 countries with data for 2029.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.