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Lesotho - Government Expenditure (% of GDP) 40.23

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 161 economies tracked

Latest value

40.23 (2022)

Global rank

##14 of 161 economies

Share of global total

1.3%

Growth since 1987

1.03×

Ranking Race — Government Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#22#43#64#85#106#1271972198219922002201220222024#10#142019 overtook Portugal2022 overtook Timor-Leste
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Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Lesotho climbed from #10 to #14 (overtook Portugal). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Lesotho

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2019
Overtook Portugal in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Timor-Leste in global rank auto

Government Expenditure (% of GDP), 1987-2022

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1987199720072017202228.3536.2944.2452.18

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