Government consumption in US dollars — all countries

Government consumption in US dollars — Lesotho

Government consumption in US dollars in Lesotho in 2025 — 937,572,549 US$. Ranked 121 in the world out of 132. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 16,234%.

2025 938M US$ +9.68% vs 2024
World rank 121of 132
Period maximum 985M US$2011
Period minimum 5.6M US$1970

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Government consumption in US dollars — Lesotho, 1960–20250250M500M750M1B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5,739,998 US$1961: 7,559,997 US$1962: 7,979,997 US$1963: 7,979,997 US$1964: 7,979,997 US$1965: 9,659,996 US$1966: 7,139,997 US$1967: 9,519,996 US$1968: 8,679,997 US$1969: 8,539,997 US$1970: 5,599,998 US$1971: 8,389,062 US$1972: 10,406,842 US$1973: 11,528,059 US$1974: 16,188,922 US$1975: 21,636,007 US$1976: 21,850,005 US$1977: 25,300,006 US$1978: 35,650,009 US$1979: 47,504,641 US$1980: 94,028,124 US$1981: 90,745,869 US$2007: 622,480,326 US$2008: 677,444,078 US$2009: 756,981,458 US$2010: 891,948,851 US$2011: 984,709,844 US$2012: 978,853,239 US$2013: 959,947,820 US$2014: 948,063,036 US$2015: 871,761,749 US$2016: 837,824,420 US$2017: 915,328,246 US$2018: 972,984,306 US$2019: 901,117,167 US$2020: 762,647,489 US$2021: 836,725,863 US$2022: 829,238,218 US$2023: 753,656,775 US$2024: 854,836,181 US$2025: 937,572,549 US$
Change over the period: +932M (+16,234.02%) Average annual rate: 8.16 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho

Lesotho 938M US$
Southern Africa computed 91.27B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 929B US$
Government consumption in US dollars — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 938M +82.74M +9.68%
2024 855M +101M +13.43%
2023 754M −75.58M −9.11%
2022 829M −7.49M −0.89%
2021 837M +74.08M +9.71%
2020 763M −138M −15.37%
2019 901M −71.87M −7.39%
2018 973M +57.66M +6.3%
2017 915M +77.5M +9.25%
2016 838M −33.94M −3.89%
2015 872M −76.3M −8.05%
2014 948M −11.88M −1.24%
2013 960M −18.91M −1.93%
2012 979M −5.86M −0.59%
2011 985M +92.76M +10.4%
2010 892M +135M +17.83%
2009 757M +79.54M +11.74%
2008 677M +54.96M +8.83%
2007 622M
1981 90.75M −3.28M −3.49%
1980 94.03M +46.52M +97.93%
1979 47.5M +11.85M +33.25%
1978 35.65M +10.35M +40.91%
1977 25.3M +3.45M +15.79%
1976 21.85M +213,999 +0.99%
1975 21.64M +5.45M +33.65%
1974 16.19M +4.66M +40.43%
1973 11.53M +1.12M +10.77%
1972 10.41M +2.02M +24.05%
1971 8.39M +2.79M +49.8%
1970 5.6M −2.94M −34.43%
1969 8.54M −140,000 −1.61%
1968 8.68M −840,000 −8.82%
1967 9.52M +2.38M +33.33%
1966 7.14M −2.52M −26.09%
1965 9.66M +1.68M +21.05%
1964 7.98M +0 +0%
1963 7.98M +0 +0%
1962 7.98M +420,000 +5.56%
1961 7.56M +1.82M +31.71%
1960 5.74M

Southern Africa, 2025

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About the indicator

Government final consumption expenditure in current US dollars: compensation of employees in the public sector, purchases of goods and services for the current work of the state, and spending on defense and security. This is not the whole budget: pensions, benefits and other transfers are left out because they are recorded as household income, while public investment is recorded as capital formation. The quantity therefore comes to roughly two thirds of total budget expense, not all of it.

Important: Not to be confused with budget expense: transfers and capital outlays are not counted here. This same indicator serves as the weight when aggregating military spending as a share of government spending.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.