Country comparison United States vs Lesotho

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.8%chart2.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q319,568K
Annual GDP [+]2024€27,076,281Mchart€2,099M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$29,184,900Mchart$2,272M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€79,612chart€8982024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$86,145chart$9722024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€6,655,137M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202433,120,182chart1,2592023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202435,837,858chart1,3612023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024122.32%chart61.51%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€97,383chart€5402023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$105,374chart$5842023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-2,174,582chart1502023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-2,353,017chart1622023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-8.03%chart7.32%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,266,750.8chart1,010.52023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,109,189.0chart1,093.02023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20221,330,677.4chart139.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20221,399,802.9chart150.42024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202213.97%chart10.37%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20243,857,639,616,400.9chart121.52023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20244,175,431,968,000.0chart131.42023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202323.02%chart11.83%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024925,796.8chart32.92024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024997,895.1chart35.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20249.11%chart2.53%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202437.92%chart49.39%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€30,187chart€4342023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$32,664chart$4692023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,981chart€592024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$4,195chart$642024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€11,458chart€532023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$12,402chart$572023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€2,722chart€142024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$2,945chart$152024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/16/2025Aa1
S&P Rating [+]08/05/2011AA+
Fitch Rating [+]03/26/2020AAAB08/19/2019Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202369chart392023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20192ºchart131º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202444.5chart74.62024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202478º
Innovation Ranking [+]20243ºchart118º2015Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20254.4%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q43.9%
Unemployed [+]2024Q46,597K
NMW [+]2025$1,257.0chart$102.02023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€1,108.6
Average Wage [+]2024$82,933
Average Wage [+]2024€65,250
Human Capital Ranking [+]20174ºchart124º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / United States dollars [+]01/20/20261.1728
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/21/20264.29%
Risk Premium [+]01/21/2026142
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/20/20260.88%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.7%
HICP [+]December 20242.6%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20253.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/11/20253.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]20198ºchart122º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-0.7%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20252,755,548
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202548.93
Motor vehicle production [+]202310,611,555
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020872.41
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202325.2%chart21.3%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202246.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202250,870,000chart1,173,0002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1,868,682.0Mchart€762.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$2,020,605.8Mchart$824.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20237.27%chart37.28%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,933,946.5Mchart€1,594.7M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$3,172,476.3Mchart$1,724.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202311.41%chart77.94%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,065,264.5Mchart€-831.9M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,152,972.3Mchart$-978.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-4.14%chart-40.66%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20253.3%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20159º
Density [+]202435chart772024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024132ºchart125º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20163.20‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20176,621.0chart414.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202015.28%chart0.54%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.90%chart8.97%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.70‰chart24.11‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017148,488.7chart1.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.20‰chart10.65‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.62chart2.692023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20166.90‰
% risk of poverty [+]202410.6%chart49.7%2017% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2024340,102,000chart2,337,4232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202050,632,836chart12,0602020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,996,223chart202,1642020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.927chart0.5212022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202443ºchart98º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202378.39chart57.382023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202249,414chart2212015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202214.80chart10.442015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202319,796chart8972015Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20235.76chart43.562015Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202313.83chart0.362023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202413,235
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202144,418.0
Consumption GWh [+]20234,084,578chart8332023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20234,256,677chart4822023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20251,232,488chart70912/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/2025103,436,829chart36,14012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/10/2023230,637,348chart938,08803/19/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20253,623.88chart303.3312/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/10/2023676,728,782chart1,339,09703/19/2023Doses administered [+]
United States
Lesotho