Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency was 21,335 million SLC in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Lesotho, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Lesotho is 21,335 million SLC, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Lesotho peaked at 21,335 million SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,144 million SLC, in 2001.
Lesotho ranks 133rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,144 million SLC | — |
| 2002 | 3,613 million SLC | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 3,591 million SLC | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 3,845 million SLC | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 4,350 million SLC | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 5,229 million SLC | +20.2% |
| 2007 | 6,392 million SLC | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 8,120 million SLC | +27.0% |
| 2009 | 8,781 million SLC | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 9,394 million SLC | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 11,530 million SLC | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 12,500 million SLC | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 12,519 million SLC | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 13,718 million SLC | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 15,716 million SLC | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 16,781 million SLC | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 15,842 million SLC | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 17,541 million SLC | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 18,189 million SLC | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 17,826 million SLC | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 18,769 million SLC | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 18,796 million SLC | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 19,881 million SLC | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 21,335 million SLC | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,230 million SLC | 3,144 million SLC | 8,781 million SLC | 9 |
| 2010s | 14,373 million SLC | 9,394 million SLC | 18,189 million SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,321 million SLC | 17,826 million SLC | 21,335 million SLC | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 4.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 1,282 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 8.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 1,334 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 21.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 23,856 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual 12.78 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Lesotho?
- Total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Lesotho was 21,335 million SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 21,335 million SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,144 million SLC in 2001.
- How does Lesotho rank for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency?
- Lesotho ranks 133rd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.