Lesotho — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2025 · 53 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 45.2% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 43% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +2.25 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 40.8% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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Latest observations
2015–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 45.2 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 43 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 39.3 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 40.2 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 38.1 % of GDP |
6 earlier values, back to 2015
| 2020 | 43.3 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 39.2 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 39.2 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 39.7 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 40.6 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 38.2 % of GDP |