What is the difference in gni (current us$), per capita between Lesotho and Zambia?

133 current US$ per person, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?

60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Zambia: GNI (current US$), per capita

Lesotho

1,334 current US$ per person

in 2025

Zambia

1,201 current US$ per person

in 2025

Lesotho rank

181st

Zambia rank

183rd

GNI (current US$), per capita over time

Lesotho
Zambia

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1,334 current US$ per person against 1,201 current US$ per person in Zambia, a difference of 133 current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Zambia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 181st and Zambia ranks 183rd of 208 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	82.37 current US$ per person	359.65 current US$ per person	277.27 current US$ per person	Zambia
1970s	204.41 current US$ per person	461.36 current US$ per person	256.95 current US$ per person	Zambia
1980s	440.35 current US$ per person	438.73 current US$ per person	1.62 current US$ per person	Lesotho
1990s	618.86 current US$ per person	377.47 current US$ per person	241.39 current US$ per person	Lesotho
2000s	945.54 current US$ per person	703.25 current US$ per person	242.29 current US$ per person	Lesotho
2010s	1,329 current US$ per person	1,457 current US$ per person	127.52 current US$ per person	Zambia
2020s	1,213 current US$ per person	1,138 current US$ per person	74.73 current US$ per person	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current us$), per capita, Lesotho or Zambia?: Lesotho, at 1,334 current US$ per person against 1,201 current US$ per person in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in gni (current us$), per capita between Lesotho and Zambia?: 133 current US$ per person, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for gni (current us$), per capita?: Lesotho ranks 181st and Zambia ranks 183rd of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GNI (current US$), per capita
Unit: current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 256 places, 13,916 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 24 August 2026

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