Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita 2015 in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita 2015 was 58.55 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
58.55 constant 2015 US$ per person
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
188th
of 194 countries
All-time high
105.88 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 1974
All-time low
39.15 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 1991
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Lesotho, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Lesotho is 58.55 constant 2015 US$ per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Lesotho peaked at 105.88 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 39.15 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1991.
Lesotho ranks 188th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita 2015 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 79.05 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 69.16 constant 2015 US$ per person | -12.5% |
| 1972 | 71.92 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 89.18 constant 2015 US$ per person | +24.0% |
| 1974 | 105.88 constant 2015 US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 1975 | 77.72 constant 2015 US$ per person | -26.6% |
| 1976 | 70.89 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 86.33 constant 2015 US$ per person | +21.8% |
| 1978 | 93.53 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 93.98 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 68.97 constant 2015 US$ per person | -26.6% |
| 1981 | 70.04 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 58.52 constant 2015 US$ per person | -16.4% |
| 1983 | 58.15 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 55.88 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 59.57 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 67.58 constant 2015 US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 1987 | 56.19 constant 2015 US$ per person | -16.8% |
| 1988 | 56.72 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 54.91 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 54.63 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 39.15 constant 2015 US$ per person | -28.3% |
| 1992 | 47.71 constant 2015 US$ per person | +21.9% |
| 1993 | 47.78 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 47.24 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 45.63 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 44.49 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 43.6 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 50.69 constant 2015 US$ per person | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 54.98 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 52.55 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 59.44 constant 2015 US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 42.1 constant 2015 US$ per person | -29.2% |
| 2003 | 43.75 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 43.66 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 44.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 40.24 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 39.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 46.53 constant 2015 US$ per person | +16.9% |
| 2009 | 49.08 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 45.96 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 43.15 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 46.38 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 50.73 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 42.39 constant 2015 US$ per person | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 42.4 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 64.09 constant 2015 US$ per person | +51.1% |
| 2017 | 50.51 constant 2015 US$ per person | -21.2% |
| 2018 | 43.28 constant 2015 US$ per person | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 42.57 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 48.43 constant 2015 US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 52.93 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 53.78 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 57.29 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 60.73 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 2025 | 58.55 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 58.55 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 296.21 constant 2015 US$ per person, 20% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 58.55 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 228.74 constant 2015 US$ per person, 26% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.76 constant 2015 US$ per person | 69.16 constant 2015 US$ per person | 105.88 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.65 constant 2015 US$ per person | 54.91 constant 2015 US$ per person | 70.04 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.59 constant 2015 US$ per person | 39.15 constant 2015 US$ per person | 54.98 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.18 constant 2015 US$ per person | 39.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | 59.44 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.15 constant 2015 US$ per person | 42.39 constant 2015 US$ per person | 64.09 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.29 constant 2015 US$ per person | 48.43 constant 2015 US$ per person | 60.73 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 185 Trinidad and Tobago 87.84 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 186 Bahrain 83.49 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 187 Burundi 78.13 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 189 Zambia 57.08 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 190 Democratic Republic of Congo 55.64 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 191 Hong Kong 21.1 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -71.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Lesotho?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Lesotho was 58.55 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 105.88 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.15 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1991.
- How does Lesotho rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$)?
- Lesotho ranks 188th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.