Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices was 1,186 million USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Lesotho, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2024, total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices in Lesotho stood at 1,186 million USD.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices in Lesotho peaked at 1,358 million USD in 2012 and was at its lowest, 665.5 million USD, in 2003.
Lesotho ranks 139th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 818.08 million USD | 665.5 million USD | 1,123 million USD | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,239 million USD | 1,141 million USD | 1,358 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,133 million USD | 1,079 million USD | 1,186 million USD | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 138.87 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate -3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 2,484 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.044 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 22.74 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 16.61 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0602 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices in Lesotho?
- Total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices in Lesotho was 1,186 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1,358 million USD in 2012.
- What is the lowest total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 665.5 million USD in 2003.
- How does Lesotho rank for total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Lesotho ranks 139th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 US$, 2015 prices. 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.