Country comparison United Kingdom vs Lesotho

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart2.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q312,925K
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,368,254Mchart€2,099M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,694,543Mchart$2,272M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€48,656chart€8982024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$52,648chart$9722024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€882,319M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,409,580chart1,2592023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,689,354chart1,3612023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024101.23%chart61.51%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€49,946chart€5402023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$54,045chart$5842023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-193,632chart1502023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-209,521chart1622023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.75%chart7.32%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,483,373.6chart1,010.52023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,605,091.9chart1,093.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022145,880.3chart139.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022156,486.7chart150.42024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.64%chart10.37%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024304,812,258,156.0chart121.52023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023302,871.9chart131.42023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202320.05%chart11.83%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202476,749.6chart32.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202483,987.1chart35.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.25%chart2.53%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202444.04%chart49.39%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€21,730chart€4342023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$23,513chart$4692023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,158chart€592024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,274chart$642024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,385chart€532023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4,421chart$572023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,109chart€142024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,200chart$152024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/20/2023Aa3
S&P Rating [+]04/21/2023AA
Fitch Rating [+]03/27/2020AA-B08/19/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart392023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20199ºchart131º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202440.8chart74.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202443º
Innovation Ranking [+]20245ºchart118º2015Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]September 20255.1%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q24.2%
Unemployed [+]2024Q21,449K
NMW [+]2024$2,470.6chart$102.02023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€2,230.9
Average Wage [+]2019$52,278
Average Wage [+]2024€52,924
Human Capital Ranking [+]201723ºchart124º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / British pounds [+]01/14/20260.8668
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/14/20260.7435
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/14/20264.34%
Risk Premium [+]01/14/2026153
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/31/20260%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20253.2%
HICP [+]November 20200.3%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20250.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/18/20253.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]20208ºchart122º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2020-2.9%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,762,680
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.75
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,025,474
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021639.66
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202335.3%chart21.3%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/04/201120.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.7%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202230,741,000chart1,173,0002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€481,864.1Mchart€762.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$521,039.7Mchart$824.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202315.46%chart37.28%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€732,010.2Mchart€1,594.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$791,522.6Mchart$1,724.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202323.49%chart77.94%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-250,146.1Mchart€-831.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-270,611.3Mchart$-978.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-8.03%chart-40.66%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20201.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201510º
Density [+]2023280chart772024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202434ºchart125º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,373.9chart414.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202013.95%chart0.54%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.05%chart8.97%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.02‰chart24.11‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201726,801.5chart1.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.52‰chart10.65‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.56chart2.692023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20164.40‰
% risk of poverty [+]201818.6%chart49.7%2017% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202368,265,000chart2,337,4232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20209,359,587chart12,0602020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20204,732,510chart202,1642020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.940chart0.5212022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202414ºchart98º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202381.24chart57.382023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20215,867chart2212015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20218.80chart10.442015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2020673chart8972015Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20201.00chart43.562015Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.42chart0.362023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024594
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,500.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023262,518chart8332023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023267,716chart4822023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025232,112chart70912/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/202525,103,113chart36,14012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/11/202250,762,968chart938,08803/19/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20253,400.16chart303.3312/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/04/2022151,248,820chart1,339,09703/19/2023Doses administered [+]
United Kingdom
Lesotho