Africa Western and Central vs Lesotho: Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP

Africa Western and Central
0.1083 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho
0.1622 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
21st
Lesotho rank
19th

Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.1622 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1083 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.0539 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.5 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 21st and Lesotho ranks 19th of 35 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3318 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1678 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1641 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Africa Western and Central
1990s 0.2631 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1636 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0995 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Africa Western and Central
2000s 0.1728 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2727 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0998 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 0.0958 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1608 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.065 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 0.0916 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1733 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0818 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Africa Western and Central or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 0.1622 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1083 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Africa Western and Central and Lesotho?
0.0539 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Lesotho?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Lesotho rank globally for manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
Africa Western and Central ranks 21st and Lesotho ranks 19th of 35 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
220 places, 8,945 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.