Annual growth of households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Lesotho
Lesotho: Annual growth of households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 9.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Lesotho, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual growth of households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Lesotho is 9.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4,378.2% on the previous year and up 941.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Lesotho peaked at 17.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, -8.7%, in 2007.
Lesotho ranks 16th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth of households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -79.8% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | +998.7% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -61.7% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +22.1% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | +22.4% |
| 2007 | -8.7% | -192.1% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | -239.7% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | -32.1% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -48.8% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -62.7% |
| 2013 | -1.1% | -159.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -135.8% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | +1954.4% |
| 2016 | -1.6% | -120.9% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -499.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -98.5% |
| 2019 | -4.1% | -4234.5% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -138.7% |
| 2021 | -1.7% | -205.8% |
| 2022 | -0.2% | -87.4% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -4378.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 9.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.6%, 1.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 9.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.1%, 2.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth of households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +4378.2% | -0.2% | 9.0% |
| 2019 | -4234.5% | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | +1954.4% | 0.4% | 7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | -8.7% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | -4.1% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | -1.7% | 9.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 annual growth of households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Lesotho?
- Annual growth of households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Lesotho was 9.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth of households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest annual growth of households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.7% in 2007.
- How does Lesotho rank for annual growth of households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Lesotho ranks 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual growth of households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 941.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth of households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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