Lesotho vs Sao Tome and Principe: GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Lesotho
17.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
21.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho rank
96th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
93rd

GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Lesotho
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 21.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 17.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 3.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 96th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 93rd of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7762 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0299 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.7463 current LCU per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1980s 1.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0549 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1990s 3.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2000s 7.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP 11.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP 3.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 11.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP 20.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP 9.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 17.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP 22.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP 5.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 21.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 17.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?
3.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Lesotho ranks 96th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 93rd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
213 places, 11,760 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

GDP (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.