Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita was 71.31 current US$ per person in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Lesotho, 1975–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2020, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Lesotho stood at 71.31 current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 87.2% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 362.73 current US$ per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, -32.41 current US$ per person, in 2017.
Lesotho ranks 139th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 11.44 current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 13.32 current US$ per person | +16.5% |
| 1977 | 35.03 current US$ per person | +163.0% |
| 1978 | 72.63 current US$ per person | +107.3% |
| 1979 | 60.89 current US$ per person | -16.2% |
| 1980 | 131.82 current US$ per person | +116.5% |
| 1981 | 91.54 current US$ per person | -30.6% |
| 2007 | 351.12 current US$ per person | +283.6% |
| 2008 | 362.73 current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 212.56 current US$ per person | -41.4% |
| 2010 | 104.54 current US$ per person | -50.8% |
| 2011 | 1.77 current US$ per person | -98.3% |
| 2012 | 59.94 current US$ per person | +3288.6% |
| 2013 | 126.8 current US$ per person | +111.5% |
| 2014 | 185.46 current US$ per person | +46.3% |
| 2015 | 176.31 current US$ per person | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 67.24 current US$ per person | -61.9% |
| 2017 | -32.41 current US$ per person | -148.2% |
| 2018 | 39.65 current US$ per person | -222.4% |
| 2019 | 38.09 current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 71.31 current US$ per person | +87.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 71.31 current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 187.45 current US$ per person, 38% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 71.31 current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.45 current US$ per person, 83% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +3288.6% | 1.77 current US$ per person | 59.94 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.66 current US$ per person | 11.44 current US$ per person | 72.63 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 111.68 current US$ per person | 91.54 current US$ per person | 131.82 current US$ per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 308.8 current US$ per person | 212.56 current US$ per person | 362.73 current US$ per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 76.74 current US$ per person | -32.41 current US$ per person | 185.46 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.31 current US$ per person | 71.31 current US$ per person | 71.31 current US$ per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 136 Kyrgyzstan 81.85 current US$ per person compare
- 137 Laos 73.26 current US$ per person compare
- 138 Burkina Faso 73.08 current US$ per person compare
- 140 Egypt 64.41 current US$ per person compare
- 141 Guinea-Bissau 64.08 current US$ per person compare
- 142 Djibouti 57.53 current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 57.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0799 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 87.06 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 50.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0584 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 63.57 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0303 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 33.01 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0491 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Lesotho?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Lesotho was 71.31 current US$ per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 362.73 current US$ per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.41 current US$ per person in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 139th out of 177 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.