Afghanistan vs Lesotho: GDP growth

Afghanistan
1.9%
in 2024
Lesotho
2.0%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
149th
Lesotho rank
146th

GDP growth over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Lesotho
-20-100102030196119932025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Lesotho ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 149th and Lesotho ranks 146th of 213 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 9.5% 3.0% 6.5% Afghanistan
2010s 4.7% 2.0% 2.7% Afghanistan
2020s -5.0% 0.7% 5.7% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp growth, Afghanistan or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp growth between Afghanistan and Lesotho?
0.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lesotho?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Lesotho rank globally for gdp growth?
Afghanistan ranks 149th and Lesotho ranks 146th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,323 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.