Jordan vs Lesotho: Economic Indicators Comparison
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Jordan |  Lesotho |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $42.2B | $2.7B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 2% | 1.5% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 2.3% | 1.7% |
| Population | 10.4M | 2.2M |
| GDP per capita | $4.2k | $1.3k |
| GDP per capita growth | 0.13% | 0.33% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 0.32 | 5.35 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.45 | 0.4 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $9.4k | $3.4k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $41.8B | $2.9B |
| GNI per capita | $4.2k | $1.4k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $93.9B | $7.8B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $9.4k | $3.7k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Jordan | Lesotho |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 14% | 35% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 20% | 25% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 1.8% | 4.4% |
| Unemployment | 15% | 23.6% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 66 | 54.5 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 6.01 | 6.12 |
| Human Freedom Index | 6.59 | 6.16 |
| Property Rights Index | 64.8 | 45.2 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 54.6 | 47 |
| Business Freedom Index | 60.1 | 52.8 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 55.9 | 60.3 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 52.5 | 58.8 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 70 | 55 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 60 | 40 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 81.2 | 82.2 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 77.6 | 75.7 |
| Government Spending Index | 73.5 | 34.4 |
| Tax Burden Index | 91.8 | 73 |
| Government Integrity Index | 49.6 | 29.6 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 49 | 41 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 74.3 | 52.9 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 2.9 | 21.2 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 24.4 | 28.9 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 1.4 | 41.3 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 4.2M | 1.2M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Jordan | Lesotho |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 94.2% | 39% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 76.1% | 29.2% |
| External debt stocks | $32B | $914.8M |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 67.4% | 0.1% |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 14.1% | 3.6% |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 4.4% | 8.2% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 10.8% | 18.1% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 18.4% | 22% |
| Total reserves including gold | $15.5B | $728.5M |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $949.9M | $39.6M |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Jordan | Lesotho |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 35.6% | 43.8% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 54.6% | 84.2% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$2.8B | -$4M |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 23.2% | 33.8% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $2.3B | $133M |
| Personal remittances received | $4.5B | $629.4M |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 27.6% | 35.5% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 5.6% | 6% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $23.5M | $3.3M |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $21.8M | $219k |
| Expense, % of GDP | 26.1% | 35.2% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 29.7% | 46.8% |
