Lesotho vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate
Lesotho
9.77 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
2.31 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lesotho rank
20th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
21st
Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate over time
- Lesotho
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 9.77 % change on previous year against 2.31 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 7.46 % change on previous year.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 4.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.67 % change on previous year | -0.774 % change on previous year | 17.44 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 6.65 % change on previous year | -1.24 % change on previous year | 7.89 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 8.75 % change on previous year | 2.9 % change on previous year | 5.86 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.75 % change on previous year | 4.04 % change on previous year | 2.29 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | -1.63 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | 2.79 % change on previous year | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), annual growth rate, Lesotho or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Lesotho, at 9.77 % change on previous year against 2.31 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), annual growth rate between Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 7.46 % change on previous year, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), annual growth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.