Burundi vs Lesotho: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Burundi
10.3%
in 2025
Lesotho
10.4%
in 2024
Burundi rank
125th
Lesotho rank
124th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Burundi
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 10.4% against 10.3% in Burundi, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Burundi ranks 125th and Lesotho ranks 124th of 170 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 24.9% | 13.7% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 14.3% | 7.6% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Burundi or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 10.4% against 10.3% in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Burundi and Lesotho?
- 0.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Lesotho?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
- How do Burundi and Lesotho rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Burundi ranks 125th and Lesotho ranks 124th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.