Eswatini vs Lesotho: Government consumption
Government consumption over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 5.59 billion current LCU against 5.59 billion current LCU in Eswatini, a difference of 6.00 million current LCU.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.
Eswatini ranks 44th and Lesotho ranks 43rd 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 | 810.37 million current LCU | 848.71 million current LCU | 38.34 million current LCU | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.48 billion current LCU | 2.72 billion current LCU | 754.14 million current LCU | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 6.42 billion current LCU | 5.36 billion current LCU | 1.06 billion current LCU | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government consumption, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 5.59 billion current LCU against 5.59 billion current LCU in Eswatini as of 2011.
- What is the difference in government consumption between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 6.00 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 government consumption?
- Eswatini ranks 44th and Lesotho ranks 43rd of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Government consumption (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Current expenditure on goods and services comprises payments of wages and salaries in cash to employees (including the armed forces) before deduction of withholding taxes and employees' contributions to social security and pension funds, as well as employers' contributions to superannuation schemes outside government, and other purchases of goods and services (wages and salaries in kind, office supplies and maintenance charges etc.). Data are in current local currency.