Aruba vs Lesotho: Gross domestic product (GDP)

Aruba
4.89 billion international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Lesotho
5.35 billion international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Aruba rank
166th
Lesotho rank
163rd

Gross domestic product (GDP) over time

  • Aruba
  • Lesotho
02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B196019912023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 5.35 billion international-$ in 2021 prices against 4.89 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in Aruba, a difference of 461.30 million international-$ in 2021 prices.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Lesotho ahead.

Aruba ranks 166th and Lesotho ranks 163rd of 184 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Aruba Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 869.60 million international-$ in 2021 prices 2.75 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 1.88 billion international-$ in 2021 prices Lesotho
1980s 2.00 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 3.45 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 1.45 billion international-$ in 2021 prices Lesotho
1990s 4.50 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 5.13 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 626.03 million international-$ in 2021 prices Lesotho
2000s 4.87 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 6.05 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 1.18 billion international-$ in 2021 prices Lesotho
2010s 4.33 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 6.63 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 2.30 billion international-$ in 2021 prices Lesotho
2020s 4.12 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 5.28 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 1.16 billion international-$ in 2021 prices Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), Aruba or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 5.35 billion international-$ in 2021 prices against 4.89 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in Aruba as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Aruba and Lesotho?
461.30 million international-$ in 2021 prices, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Lesotho?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Aruba and Lesotho rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
Aruba ranks 166th and Lesotho ranks 163rd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.