Eswatini vs Lesotho: Current expenditure, total

Eswatini
7.93 billion current LCU
in 2011
Lesotho
8.64 billion current LCU
in 2011
Eswatini rank
45th
Lesotho rank
44th

Current expenditure, total over time

  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 8.64 billion current LCU against 7.93 billion current LCU in Eswatini, a difference of 713.00 million current LCU.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.

Eswatini ranks 45th and Lesotho ranks 44th of 51 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 1.12 billion current LCU 1.12 billion current LCU 2.88 million current LCU Lesotho
2000s 4.50 billion current LCU 3.97 billion current LCU 520.69 million current LCU Eswatini
2010s 8.51 billion current LCU 8.05 billion current LCU 457.00 million current LCU Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current expenditure, total, Eswatini or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 8.64 billion current LCU against 7.93 billion current LCU in Eswatini as of 2011.
What is the difference in current expenditure, total between Eswatini and Lesotho?
713.00 million current LCU, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for current expenditure, total?
Eswatini ranks 45th and Lesotho ranks 44th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Current expenditure, total (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Current expenditure, total (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,441 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Total current expenditure includes requited payments other than for capital assets or for goods or services to be used in the production of capital assets, and unrequited payments for purposes other than permitting the recipients to acquire capital assets, compensating the recipients for damage or destruction of capital assets, or increasing the financial capital of the recipients. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.