Lesotho vs Tunisia: Economic Indicators Comparison
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Lesotho |  Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $2.7B | $39.9B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 1.5% | 2.5% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 1.7% | 1.9% |
| Population | 2.2M | 11.6M |
| GDP per capita | $1.3k | $3.4k |
| GDP per capita growth | 0.33% | 1.32% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 5.35 | 0.73 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.4 | 0.28 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $3.4k | $12k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $2.9B | $40.5B |
| GNI per capita | $1.4k | $3.5k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $7.8B | $139.6B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $3.7k | $12k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Lesotho | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 35% | 35% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 25% | 30% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 5.2% | 7.3% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 4.4% | 6.9% |
| Unemployment | 23.6% | 15.5% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 54.5 | 55.8 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 6.12 | 5.57 |
| Human Freedom Index | 6.16 | 6.1 |
| Property Rights Index | 45.2 | 56.4 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 47 | 43.6 |
| Business Freedom Index | 52.8 | 78.1 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 60.3 | 38.8 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 58.8 | 49.8 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 55 | 45 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 40 | 30 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 82.2 | 66.4 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 75.7 | 73.9 |
| Government Spending Index | 34.4 | 73.1 |
| Tax Burden Index | 73 | 74.2 |
| Government Integrity Index | 29.6 | 39.7 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 41 | 43 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 52.9 | 76.3 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 21.2 | 3.4 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 28.9 | 22.8 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 41.3 | 3.1 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 1.2M | 8.3M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Lesotho | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 39% | 77% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 29.2% | 90% |
| External debt stocks | $914.8M | $34.7B |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 0.1% | 143% |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 3.6% | 14% |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 8.2% | -9.6% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 18.1% | 8.3% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 22% | 19.3% |
| Total reserves including gold | $728.5M | $5.7B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $39.6M | $988.9M |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Lesotho | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 43.8% | 48.9% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 84.2% | 62% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$4M | -$4.4B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 33.8% | 31.4% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $133M | $277.4M |
| Personal remittances received | $629.4M | $1.9B |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 35.5% | 22.7% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 6% | 10.4% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $3.3M | $17.7M |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $219k | $23.7M |
| Expense, % of GDP | 35.2% | 35.5% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 46.8% | 30% |
