Public Sector in Lesotho
79 indicators covering public sector for Lesotho.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arms imports | 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2019 | unchanged | 157th |
| Tax revenue | 35.4% | 2024 | down 2.5% | 1st |
| Taxes on income, profits and capital gains | 20.4% | 2024 | down 2.8% | 90th |
| Taxes on goods and services | 32.7% | 2024 | up 7.1% | 65th |
| Net investment in nonfinancial assets | 7.7% | 2024 | down 43.0% | 14th |
| Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) | 7.2% | 2024 | up 123.9% | 4th |
| Interest payments | 3.5% | 2024 | up 191.4% | 107th |
| Grants and other revenue | 34.0% | 2024 | down 0.2% | 36th |
| Interest payments | 4.0% | 2022 | up 98.1% | 102nd |
| Other taxes | 0.0% | 2023 | down 80.8% | 141st |
| Compensation of employees | 44.7% | 2022 | up 11.5% | 18th |
| Goods and services expense | 16.4% | 2022 | down 29.3% | 62nd |
| Taxes on international trade | 13.0% | 2024 | down 10.5% | 27th |
| Subsidies and other transfers | 26.9% | 2022 | up 5.7% | 107th |
| Military expenditure | 1.6% | 2024 | down 19.8% | 89th |
| Military expenditure | 36.30 million current USD | 2024 | down 23.9% | 153rd |
| Armed forces personnel, total | 2,000 | 2020 | unchanged | 156th |
| Tax revenue | 15.52 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 61.3% | 123rd |
| Revenue, excluding grants | 18.42 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 65.4% | 127th |
| Taxes on goods and services | 7.69 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 72.6% | 123rd |
| Taxes on income, profits and capital gains | 4.79 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 56.7% | 117th |
| Taxes on income, profits and capital gains | 30.9% | 2024 | down 2.9% | 104th |
| Armed forces personnel | 0.2% | 2020 | up 3.6% | 152nd |
| Compensation of employees | 7.08 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 63.9% | 118th |
| Interest payments | 820.90 million current LCU | 2024 | up 369.6% | 123rd |
| Expense | 15.50 billion current LCU | 2022 | up 90.2% | 127th |
| Net investment in nonfinancial assets | 3.37 billion current LCU | 2024 | down 5.7% | 112th |
| Goods and services expense | 2.38 billion current LCU | 2024 | down 6.0% | 124th |
| Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) | 3.17 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 270.4% | 23rd |
| Other expense | 8.1% | 2022 | down 13.3% | 58th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score | 80 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 100.0% | 89th |
| Intentional homicides | 38.24 per 100,000 people | 2008 | down 11.5% | 11th |
| Grants and other revenue | 7.98 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 60.9% | 110th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score | 71.03 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 47.7% | 113th |
| Military expenditure | 665.20 million current LCU | 2024 | up 28.5% | 149th |
| Other taxes | 700,000 current LCU | 2023 | down 65.7% | 143rd |
| Taxes on international trade | 3.04 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 44.3% | 89th |
| Taxes on goods and services | 22.1% | 2024 | up 11.9% | 3rd |
| Customs and other import duties | 3.04 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 44.3% | 85th |
| Customs and other import duties | 19.6% | 2024 | down 10.6% | 22nd |
| Subsidies and other transfers | 5.20 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 113.5% | 126th |
| Social contributions | 0.0% | 2003 | down 84.4% | 109th |
| Net incurrence of liabilities, total | 0.7% | 2023 | down 69.4% | 110th |
| Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments | 25.0% | 2025 | unchanged | 101st |
| Other expense | 1.48 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 114.3% | 114th |
| Military expenditure | 2.5% | 2024 | down 32.9% | 137th |
| Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disaste | 730 number of cases | 2021 | down 78.5% | 105th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 4 data sources score | 53.7 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 46.6% | 106th |
| Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved b | 72.4% | 2022 | up 0.3% | 157th |
| Net acquisition of financial assets | 3.8% | 2024 | down 32.9% | 21st |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 5 data infrastructure | 55 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 57.1% | 116th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score | 58.24 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 18.8% | 140th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score | 31.47 scale 0-100 | 2024 | down 27.9% | 168th |
| Net incurrence of liabilities, total | 272.10 million current LCU | 2023 | down 47.4% | 111th |
| Social contributions | 100,000 current LCU | 2003 | down 54.8% | 110th |
| CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 16.7% | 56th |
| CPIA business regulatory environment rating | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 16.7% | 11th |
| CPIA debt policy rating | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | 29th |
| CPIA economic management cluster average | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 0.0% | 47th |
| CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | 17th |