Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Lesotho
Lesotho: Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved was 96.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Lesotho, 2007–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 96.4% for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Lesotho peaked at 96.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.9%, in 2021.
Lesotho ranks 96th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 92.1% | — |
| 2008 | 84.6% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 93.3% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 78.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 72.1% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 79.5% | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 86.1% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 90.2% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 88.5% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 79.9% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 82.9% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 79.3% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 72.4% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 69.9% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 72.4% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 96.4% | +33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.0% | 84.6% | 93.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 81.5% | 72.1% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 69.9% | 96.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 93 Solomon Islands 96.7% compare
- 94 Saint Lucia 96.7% compare
- 95 Egypt 96.7% compare
- 97 North Macedonia 96.4% compare
- 98 Fiji 96.4% compare
- 99 Poland 96.3% compare
More infrastructure data for Lesotho
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.33 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7,980 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3414 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 7,980 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7033 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Lesotho?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Lesotho was 96.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.9% in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Lesotho ranks 96th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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