Lesotho vs South Africa: Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Lesotho
2.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Africa
2.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho rank
87th
South Africa rank
89th
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Lesotho
- South Africa
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was South Africa ahead.
Lesotho ranks 87th and South Africa ranks 89th of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0176 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1591 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1415 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.038 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1711 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.133 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.1336 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3877 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.254 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.3818 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8094 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4276 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.276 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2253 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4224 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Lesotho or South Africa?
- Lesotho, at 2.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Lesotho and South Africa?
- 0.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Africa?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and South Africa rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 87th and South Africa ranks 89th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (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
Manufacturing, value added (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.