Lesotho vs South Africa: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP

Lesotho
0.1207 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Africa
0.1225 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho rank
80th
South Africa rank
78th

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

  • Lesotho
  • South Africa
00.050.10.150.20.25196019922025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.1225 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1207 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0018 current US$ 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 80th and South Africa ranks 78th 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 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2228 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1981 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
1970s 0.0488 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2202 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1715 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
1980s 0.0776 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2328 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1552 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
1990s 0.0953 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2109 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1156 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2000s 0.2072 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1721 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0351 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 0.1414 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1264 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 0.1506 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1241 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp, Lesotho or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.1225 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1207 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp between Lesotho and South Africa?
0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Africa 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 us$), per unit of gdp?
Lesotho ranks 80th and South Africa ranks 78th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), 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 (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,052 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Manufacturing, value added (current 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.