Lesotho vs Low & middle income: GNI, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP

Lesotho
3.58 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Low & middle income
2.67 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho rank
20th
Low & middle income rank
20th

GNI, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP over time

  • Lesotho
  • Low & middle income
0246199020072025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 3.58 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 2.67 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.91 current international $ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 20th and Low & middle income ranks 20th of 203 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 3.15 current international $ per US$ of GDP 2.96 current international $ per US$ of GDP 0.1869 current international $ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2000s 3.42 current international $ per US$ of GDP 2.88 current international $ per US$ of GDP 0.544 current international $ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 2.66 current international $ per US$ of GDP 2.09 current international $ per US$ of GDP 0.5755 current international $ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 3.39 current international $ per US$ of GDP 2.46 current international $ per US$ of GDP 0.9318 current international $ per US$ of GDP Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Low & middle income?
Lesotho, at 3.58 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 2.67 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in gni, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Low & middle income?
0.91 current international $ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Low & middle income?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Low & middle income rank globally for gni, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp?
Lesotho ranks 20th and Low & middle income ranks 20th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GNI, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP
Unit
current international $ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 8,497 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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