Kuwait vs Lesotho: Claims on central government, etc.
Kuwait
-16.9%
in 2025
Lesotho
-18.2%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
178th
Lesotho rank
179th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Kuwait
- Lesotho
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports -16.9% against -18.2% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.
Kuwait ranks 178th and Lesotho ranks 179th of 186 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -12.7% | 15.9% | 28.7% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 67.3% | -22.5% | 89.8% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 11.0% | -13.7% | 24.7% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | -12.8% | -12.1% | 0.8% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | -22.7% | -9.9% | 12.8% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Kuwait or Lesotho?
- Kuwait, at -16.9% against -18.2% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Kuwait and Lesotho?
- 1.3%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Lesotho?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Lesotho rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Kuwait ranks 178th and Lesotho ranks 179th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.