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

Lesotho
10.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Uruguay
13.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho rank
78th
Uruguay rank
75th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Uruguay
051015198020022025

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 13.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 10.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 3.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uruguay ahead.

Lesotho ranks 78th and Uruguay ranks 75th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Uruguay Difference Ahead
1980s 0.5818 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5818 current LCU per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1990s 1.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3368 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2000s 3.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP 6.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP Uruguay
2010s 6.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP 7.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP Uruguay
2020s 9.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP 12.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP 3.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP Uruguay

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 Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 13.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 10.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Uruguay?
3.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Uruguay?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Uruguay rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Lesotho ranks 78th and Uruguay ranks 75th 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.