Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Lesotho, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Lesotho stood at 0.2%.
The figure is down 63.3% on the previous year and down 95.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Lesotho peaked at 5.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -4.1%, in 2020.
Lesotho ranks 166th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -72.3% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +425.0% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -47.6% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +70.5% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -19.2% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | +31.8% |
| 2009 | -1.0% | -118.1% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -641.7% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +24.5% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -68.3% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +53.8% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | -2.2% | -151.4% |
| 2018 | -0.6% | -73.4% |
| 2019 | -0.4% | -32.2% |
| 2020 | -4.1% | +920.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -116.9% |
| 2022 | -2.7% | -492.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -104.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +276.9% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -63.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 9% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1%, 16% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -920.0% | -0.4% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | +641.7% | -1.0% | 5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | -1.0% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | -2.2% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9% | -4.1% | 0.7% | 6 |
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 rate of real gdp per employed person in Lesotho?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Lesotho was 0.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.1% in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Lesotho ranks 166th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.7%. 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 rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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