Kuwait vs Lesotho: GNI (current LCU) (UNESCO Institute)
Kuwait
59.44 billion current LCU
in 2024
Lesotho
49.73 billion current LCU
in 2024
Kuwait rank
156th
Lesotho rank
158th
GNI (current LCU) (UNESCO Institute) over time
- Kuwait
- Lesotho
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 59.44 billion current LCU against 49.73 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 9.71 billion current LCU.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 156th and Lesotho ranks 158th of 207 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.32 billion current LCU | 204.98 million current LCU | 3.12 billion current LCU | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 8.21 billion current LCU | 1.17 billion current LCU | 7.04 billion current LCU | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 8.84 billion current LCU | 4.73 billion current LCU | 4.11 billion current LCU | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 24.36 billion current LCU | 14.07 billion current LCU | 10.29 billion current LCU | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 45.07 billion current LCU | 30.83 billion current LCU | 14.24 billion current LCU | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 55.07 billion current LCU | 45.06 billion current LCU | 10.02 billion current LCU | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni, Kuwait or Lesotho?
- Kuwait, at 59.44 billion current LCU against 49.73 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gni between Kuwait and Lesotho?
- 9.71 billion current LCU, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Lesotho?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Lesotho rank globally for gni?
- Kuwait ranks 156th and Lesotho ranks 158th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GNI (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