Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: General government total expenditure
Lesotho
26.37 billion current LCU
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
27.71 billion current LCU
in 2025
Lesotho rank
145th
Papua New Guinea rank
144th
General government total expenditure over time
- Lesotho
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 27.71 billion current LCU against 26.37 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 1.34 billion current LCU.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Lesotho ranks 145th and Papua New Guinea ranks 144th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 226.10 million current LCU | 589.80 million current LCU | 363.70 million current LCU | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.57 billion current LCU | 1.76 billion current LCU | 185.70 million current LCU | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 4.96 billion current LCU | 4.63 billion current LCU | 334.60 million current LCU | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 14.51 billion current LCU | 12.87 billion current LCU | 1.64 billion current LCU | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 21.39 billion current LCU | 23.50 billion current LCU | 2.11 billion current LCU | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 27.71 billion current LCU against 26.37 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.34 billion current LCU, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Lesotho ranks 145th and Papua New Guinea ranks 144th 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