Ghana vs Lesotho: Current expenditure, total

Ghana
14.56 billion current LCU
in 2010
Lesotho
8.64 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ghana rank
42nd
Lesotho rank
44th

Current expenditure, total over time

  • Ghana
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 14.56 billion current LCU against 8.64 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 5.92 billion current LCU.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.7 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Lesotho ahead.

Ghana ranks 42nd and Lesotho ranks 44th of 51 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s 50.07 million current LCU 259.24 million current LCU 209.17 million current LCU Lesotho
1990s 632.30 million current LCU 1.12 billion current LCU 485.71 million current LCU Lesotho
2000s 6.47 billion current LCU 3.97 billion current LCU 2.49 billion current LCU Ghana
2010s 14.56 billion current LCU 7.46 billion current LCU 7.10 billion current LCU Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current expenditure, total, Ghana or Lesotho?
Ghana, at 14.56 billion current LCU against 8.64 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2010.
What is the difference in current expenditure, total between Ghana and Lesotho?
5.92 billion current LCU, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lesotho?
26 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2010.
How do Ghana and Lesotho rank globally for current expenditure, total?
Ghana ranks 42nd 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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About this data

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.