Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita current LCU in Lesotho
Lesotho: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita current LCU was 1,263 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1,263 current LCU per person for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 133.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per in Lesotho peaked at 1,263 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.47 current LCU per person, in 1971.
That places Lesotho 136th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita current LCU in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 29.57 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 30.05 current LCU per person | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 33.73 current LCU per person | +12.2% |
| 1963 | 34.95 current LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 36.55 current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 36.39 current LCU per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 25.42 current LCU per person | -30.1% |
| 1967 | 21.32 current LCU per person | -16.1% |
| 1968 | 21.5 current LCU per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 20.21 current LCU per person | -6.0% |
| 1970 | 20.87 current LCU per person | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 14.47 current LCU per person | -30.7% |
| 1972 | 24.45 current LCU per person | +69.0% |
| 1973 | 36.77 current LCU per person | +50.4% |
| 1974 | 34.44 current LCU per person | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 33.27 current LCU per person | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 31.51 current LCU per person | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 48.98 current LCU per person | +55.4% |
| 1978 | 52.98 current LCU per person | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 61.26 current LCU per person | +15.6% |
| 1980 | 53.61 current LCU per person | -12.5% |
| 1981 | 64.06 current LCU per person | +19.5% |
| 1982 | 42.33 current LCU per person | -33.9% |
| 1983 | 45.65 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 47.36 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 59.08 current LCU per person | +24.8% |
| 1986 | 69.25 current LCU per person | +17.2% |
| 1987 | 68.62 current LCU per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 86.06 current LCU per person | +25.4% |
| 1989 | 92.39 current LCU per person | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 103.7 current LCU per person | +12.2% |
| 1991 | 77.32 current LCU per person | -25.4% |
| 1992 | 114.85 current LCU per person | +48.5% |
| 1993 | 119.6 current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 133.66 current LCU per person | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 163.51 current LCU per person | +22.3% |
| 1996 | 158.57 current LCU per person | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 161.99 current LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 213.81 current LCU per person | +32.0% |
| 1999 | 244.55 current LCU per person | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 240.51 current LCU per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 294.84 current LCU per person | +22.6% |
| 2002 | 262.18 current LCU per person | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 280.04 current LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 296.36 current LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 310.65 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 303.49 current LCU per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 296.69 current LCU per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 363.49 current LCU per person | +22.5% |
| 2009 | 409.85 current LCU per person | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 398.42 current LCU per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 422.5 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 489.61 current LCU per person | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 562.48 current LCU per person | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 504.44 current LCU per person | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 541.01 current LCU per person | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 718.88 current LCU per person | +32.9% |
| 2017 | 707.22 current LCU per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 658.39 current LCU per person | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 697.87 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 802.48 current LCU per person | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 938.87 current LCU per person | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 1,003 current LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 1,132 current LCU per person | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 1,242 current LCU per person | +9.7% |
| 2025 | 1,263 current LCU per person | +1.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1,263 current LCU per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35,861 current LCU per person, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1,263 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 140,556 current LCU per person, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.97 current LCU per person | 20.21 current LCU per person | 36.55 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.9 current LCU per person | 14.47 current LCU per person | 61.26 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.84 current LCU per person | 42.33 current LCU per person | 92.39 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 149.16 current LCU per person | 77.32 current LCU per person | 244.55 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 305.81 current LCU per person | 240.51 current LCU per person | 409.85 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 570.08 current LCU per person | 398.42 current LCU per person | 718.88 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,064 current LCU per person | 802.48 current LCU per person | 1,263 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per in Lesotho?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per in Lesotho was 1,263 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1,263 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.47 current LCU per person in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per?
- Lesotho ranks 136th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.5%. 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 Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) 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 (current LCU) ÷ 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)
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
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.