Kuwait vs Lesotho: General government total expenditure
Kuwait
24.59 billion current LCU
in 2025
Lesotho
26.37 billion current LCU
in 2025
Kuwait rank
147th
Lesotho rank
145th
General government total expenditure over time
- Kuwait
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 26.37 billion current LCU against 24.59 billion current LCU in Kuwait, a difference of 1.78 billion current LCU.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.
Kuwait ranks 147th and Lesotho ranks 145th of 195 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.50 billion current LCU | 226.10 million current LCU | 1.27 billion current LCU | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 4.65 billion current LCU | 1.57 billion current LCU | 3.08 billion current LCU | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 8.00 billion current LCU | 4.96 billion current LCU | 3.04 billion current LCU | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 18.92 billion current LCU | 14.51 billion current LCU | 4.41 billion current LCU | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 23.20 billion current LCU | 21.39 billion current LCU | 1.81 billion current LCU | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Kuwait or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 26.37 billion current LCU against 24.59 billion current LCU in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Kuwait and Lesotho?
- 1.78 billion current LCU, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Lesotho?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Lesotho rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Kuwait ranks 147th and Lesotho ranks 145th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release