Country comparison Lesotho vs United States

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.9%chart2.8%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
19,568K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,099Mchart€27,076,281M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,272Mchart$29,184,900M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€898chart€79,6122024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$972chart$86,1452024GDP per capita [+]
€6,655,137M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20231,259chart33,120,1822024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20231,361chart35,837,8582024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202361.51%chart122.32%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€540chart€97,3832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$584chart$105,3742024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023150chart-2,174,5822024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2023162chart-2,353,0172024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20237.32%chart-8.03%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,010.5chart10,266,750.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,093.0chart11,109,189.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024139.0chart1,330,677.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2024150.4chart1,399,802.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202410.37%chart13.97%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023121.5chart3,857,639,616,400.92024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023131.4chart4,175,431,968,000.02024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.83%chart23.02%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202432.9chart925,796.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202435.6chart997,895.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.53%chart9.11%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202349.39%chart37.92%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€434chart€30,1872024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$469chart$32,6642024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€59chart€3,9812022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$64chart$4,1952022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€53chart€11,4582024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$57chart$12,4022024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€14chart€2,7222024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$15chart$2,9452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aa105/16/2025Moody's Rating [+]
AA+08/05/2011S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]08/19/2019BAAA03/26/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202339chart692023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019131ºchart2º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202474.6chart44.52024Fragile States Index [+]
78º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2015118ºchart3º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.4%December 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
3.9%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
6,597K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$102.0chart$1,257.02025NMW [+]
€1,108.62025NMW [+]
$82,9332024Average Wage [+]
€65,2502024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017124ºchart4º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1.161701/16/2026Euro / United States dollars [+]
4.23%01/16/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
13901/16/2026Risk Premium [+]
2.70%01/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
2.7%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
2.6%December 2024HICP [+]
3.0%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
3.50%12/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020122ºchart8º2019Doing Business [+]
-0.7%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
2,755,548December 2025Passengers vehicles Year [+]
48.93December 2025Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
10,611,5552023Motor vehicle production [+]
872.412020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202221.3%chart25.2%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
46.0%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20181,173,000chart50,870,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€762.8Mchart€1,868,682.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$824.8Mchart$2,020,605.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202337.28%chart7.27%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€1,594.7Mchart€2,933,946.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$1,724.3Mchart$3,172,476.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202377.94%chart11.41%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-831.9Mchart€-1,065,264.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-978.1Mchart$-1,152,972.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-40.66%chart-4.14%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.3%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
9º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202477chart352024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024125ºchart132º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
3.20‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017414.9chart6,621.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.54%chart15.28%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20208.97%chart0.90%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202324.11‰chart10.70‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171.8chart148,488.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.65‰chart9.20‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.69chart1.622023Fertility Rate [+]
6.90‰2016Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201749.7%chart10.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20242,337,423chart340,102,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202012,060chart50,632,8362020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020202,164chart2,996,2232020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.521chart0.9272022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202498ºchart43º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202357.38chart78.392023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015221chart49,4142022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.44chart14.802022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2015897chart19,7962023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]201543.56chart5.762023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.36chart13.832023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
13,2352024Annual crude oil production [+]
44,418.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023833chart4,084,5782023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023482chart4,256,6772023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025709chart1,232,18112/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/202536,140chart103,436,82912/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/2023938,088chart230,637,34805/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025303.33chart3,622.9712/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]03/19/20231,339,097chart676,728,78205/10/2023Doses administered [+]
Lesotho
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