Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ was 1,164 million USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ in Lesotho, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in Lesotho is 1,164 million USD, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in Lesotho peaked at 1,588 million USD in 2011 and was at its lowest, 342.77 million USD, in 2002.
Lesotho ranks 141st 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.
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 365.25 million USD | — |
| 2002 | 342.77 million USD | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 474.66 million USD | +38.5% |
| 2004 | 595.19 million USD | +25.4% |
| 2005 | 684.08 million USD | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 772.2 million USD | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 907.26 million USD | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 982.91 million USD | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 1,036 million USD | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 1,283 million USD | +23.8% |
| 2011 | 1,588 million USD | +23.8% |
| 2012 | 1,522 million USD | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 1,297 million USD | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 1,264 million USD | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 1,232 million USD | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 1,141 million USD | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 1,189 million USD | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 1,325 million USD | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 1,259 million USD | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 1,083 million USD | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 1,270 million USD | +17.3% |
| 2022 | 1,149 million USD | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 1,078 million USD | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 1,164 million USD | +8.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1,164 million USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,764 million USD, 24% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1,164 million USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,502 million USD, 33% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 684.51 million USD | 342.77 million USD | 1,036 million USD | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,310 million USD | 1,141 million USD | 1,588 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,149 million USD | 1,078 million USD | 1,270 million USD | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -5.77 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 54.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4215 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 431.19 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in Lesotho?
- Total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in Lesotho was 1,164 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total expenditure (central government) — value us$ recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1,588 million USD in 2011.
- What is the lowest total expenditure (central government) — value us$ recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 342.77 million USD in 2002.
- How does Lesotho rank for total expenditure (central government) — value us$?
- Lesotho ranks 141st out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total expenditure (central government) — value us$ rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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$. 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.