Country comparison Lesotho vs Sweden

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.9%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
14,124K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,099Mchart€558,673M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,272Mchart$604,395M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€898chart€52,5502024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$972chart$57,0202024GDP per capita [+]
€149,544M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20231,259chart189,5362024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20231,361chart199,1582024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202361.51%chart34.00%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€540chart€17,9022024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$584chart$18,8102024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023150chart-8,9022024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023162chart-10,3822024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20237.32%chart-1.60%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,010.5chart283,215.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,093.0chart297,623.42024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024139.0chart40,049.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2024150.4chart42,443.22022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202410.37%chart15.28%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023121.5chart54,174,407,742.12024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023131.4chart56,210.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.83%chart19.45%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202432.9chart11,160.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202435.6chart12,074.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.53%chart4.12%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202349.39%chart50.70%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€434chart€26,7362024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$469chart$28,1102024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€59chart€3,8042022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$64chart$4,0002022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€53chart€5,1342024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$57chart$5,3422023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€14chart€1,0502024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$15chart$1,1392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aaa02/23/2024Moody's Rating [+]
AAA02/16/2004S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]08/19/2019BAAA12/06/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202339chart822023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019131ºchart8º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202474.6chart20.62024Fragile States Index [+]
41º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2015118ºchart2º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
9.1%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
8.2%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
478K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$102.0
$50,8692024Average Wage [+]
€46,9982024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017124ºchart8º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
10.661001/21/2026Euro / Swedish kronas [+]
9.081701/21/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
2.80%01/22/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
-901/22/2026Risk Premium [+]
3.64%01/21/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
0.8%December 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
2.1%December 2025HICP [+]
2.6%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
1.75%10/01/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020122ºchart10º2020Doing Business [+]
3.8%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
522,000December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
31.35December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
226,0002017Motor vehicle production [+]
544.532021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202221.3%chart42.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
25.00%01/01/1996Standard VAT [+]
52.2%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20181,173,000chart6,629,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€762.8Mchart€180,844.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$824.8Mchart$195,742.3M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202337.28%chart32.37%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€1,594.7Mchart€175,281.1M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$1,724.3Mchart$189,720.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202377.94%chart31.37%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-831.9Mchart€5,563.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-978.1Mchart$6,021.5M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-40.66%chart1.00%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
5.0%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
3º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202477chart202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024125ºchart39º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
2.00‰2023Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017414.9chart2,819.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.54%chart19.31%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20208.97%chart3.16%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202324.11‰chart9.30‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171.8chart3,684.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.65‰chart8.60‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.69chart1.452023Fertility Rate [+]
4.20‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201749.7%chart14.8%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20242,337,423chart10,587,7102024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202012,060chart2,003,9082020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020202,164chart327,5812020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.521chart0.9522022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202498ºchart5º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202357.38chart84.102024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015221chart1,3702023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.44chart12.602023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2015897chart1212023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201543.56chart1.152023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.36chart3.432023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
01995Annual crude oil production [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023833chart125,2092023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023482chart163,1352023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025709chart29,15812/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202536,140chart2,782,99712/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/2023938,088chart7,593,67603/19/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025303.33chart2,753.9512/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]03/19/20231,339,097chart28,312,81602/26/2024Doses administered [+]
Lesotho
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