Lesotho — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2019 · 47 observations

About this series

Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The central government expenditure reading for Lesotho was 50.6% of GDP in 2019. The previous reading was 50.4% of GDP in 2018; the period change was +0.18 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 51.2% of GDP, the latest reading was below.

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Latest observations

2010–2019

PeriodValue
201950.6 % of GDP
201850.4 % of GDP
201750.4 % of GDP
201650.5 % of GDP
201551.8 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2010
201453 % of GDP
201351.2 % of GDP
201252.8 % of GDP
201146.2 % of GDP
201055 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.