Lesotho vs Nicaragua: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Lesotho
10.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nicaragua
9.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho rank
78th
Nicaragua rank
80th

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Lesotho
  • Nicaragua
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k198020022025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 10.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 9.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Lesotho ranks 78th and Nicaragua ranks 80th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1980s 0.5818 current LCU per US$ of GDP 555.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP 554.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1990s 1.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP 39,713 current LCU per US$ of GDP 39,711 current LCU per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2000s 3.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6799 current LCU per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 6.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP 4.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 9.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP 7.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Nicaragua?
Lesotho, at 10.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 9.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Nicaragua?
0.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nicaragua?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Nicaragua rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Lesotho ranks 78th and Nicaragua ranks 80th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,484 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.