Eswatini vs Lesotho: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Eswatini
16.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho
15.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Eswatini rank
94th
Lesotho rank
97th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 16.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 15.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 0.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 94th and Lesotho ranks 97th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6793 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6724 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0069 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 0.6653 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6809 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0155 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 1.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1229 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 3.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3344 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 7.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 7.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2563 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 10.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 9.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5822 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 15.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 14.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9905 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Eswatini, at 16.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 15.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 0.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 94th and Lesotho ranks 97th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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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About this data
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.