Country comparison Lesotho vs France

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.9%chart0.8%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
10,938K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,099Mchart€2,979,085M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,272Mchart$3,366,316M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€901chart€43,3502025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$975chart$48,8702025GDP per capita [+]
€753,457M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20231,259chart3,305,2622024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20231,361chart3,576,5012024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202361.51%chart113.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€540chart€47,9842024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$584chart$51,9222024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023150chart-169,6552024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023162chart-182,4052024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20237.32%chart-5.80%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,010.5chart1,671,793.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,093.0chart1,807,231.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024139.0chart141,308.12022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2024150.4chart148,885.12022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202410.37%chart9.12%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023121.5chart284,491.32024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023131.4chart249,592.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.83%chart13.81%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202432.9chart59,964.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202435.6chart64,870.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.53%chart3.59%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202349.39%chart57.30%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€434chart€24,2702024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$469chart$26,2362024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€60chart€2,0722022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$65chart$2,1882022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€53chart€4,1552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$57chart$3,6452024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€14chart€8752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$15chart$9482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aa312/14/2024Moody's Rating [+]
A+10/17/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]08/19/2019BAA-04/28/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202339chart712023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019131ºchart15º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202474.6chart28.32024Fragile States Index [+]
108º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2015118ºchart12º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
7.7%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
8.1%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
2,554K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$102.0chart$2,142.02026NMW [+]
€1,823.02026NMW [+]
$48,6732024Average Wage [+]
€44,9682024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017124ºchart26º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.871203/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.62%03/16/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
6803/16/2026Risk Premium [+]
-2.07%03/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
0.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
0.7%December 2025HICP [+]
-2.3%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020122ºchart33º2020Doing Business [+]
2.3%January 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
3,314,540December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
28.22December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
1,505,0762023Motor vehicle production [+]
671.582021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202322.7%chart45.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
20.00%01/01/2014Standard VAT [+]
55.6%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20181,173,000chart48,395,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€762.8Mchart€604,295.8M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$824.8Mchart$682,842.2M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202337.28%chart20.28%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€1,594.7Mchart€696,392.7M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$1,724.3Mchart$786,909.8M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202377.94%chart23.38%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-831.9Mchart€-92,096.8M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-978.1Mchart$-104,067.7M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-40.66%chart-3.09%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
2.5%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
16º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202377chart1252024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024125ºchart87º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.90‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017414.9chart25,372.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.54%chart12.59%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20208.97%chart3.46%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202324.11‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171.8chart21,758.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.65‰chart9.40‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.69chart1.612024Fertility Rate [+]
3.50‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201749.7%chart15.9%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20232,330,000chart68,882,6002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202012,060chart8,524,8762020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020202,164chart2,341,9082020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.521chart0.9102022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202498ºchart22º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202357.38chart83.002024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015221chart8,9052023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.44chart12.992023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2015897chart8972024Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201543.56chart1.342023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.36chart4.252023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
112024Annual crude oil production [+]
61.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2024479chart409,6822024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20244chart537,2272024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/22/2026709chart168,20202/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/22/202636,140chart39,058,71002/22/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/2023938,088chart53,192,48007/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/22/2026304.29chart2,441.8602/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]03/19/20231,339,097chart158,060,08012/23/2023Doses administered [+]
Lesotho
France