Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100) — Value in Lesotho
Lesotho: Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100) — Value was 175.86 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100) — Value in Lesotho, 2000–2026
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 175.86 for consumer prices, general indices (2015 = 100) — value in 2026.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumer prices, general indices (2015 = 100) — value in Lesotho peaked at 175.97 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 36.53, in 2001.
Lesotho ranks 43rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100) — Value in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.78 | — |
| 2001 | 36.53 | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 49.59 | +35.7% |
| 2003 | 52.52 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 55.06 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 57 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 60.68 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 67.03 | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 74.13 | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 77.31 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 79.67 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 85.83 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 89.67 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 94.21 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 97.62 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 102.62 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 108.09 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 112.94 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 119.05 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 124.72 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 131.77 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 140.77 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 152.02 | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 162.92 | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 169.01 | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 175.97 | +4.1% |
| 2026 | 175.86 | -0.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 175.86 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 170.5, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 175.86 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 162.21, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100) — Value 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +35.7% | 36.53 | 49.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.06 | 36.53 | 77.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.44 | 79.67 | 124.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 158.33 | 131.77 | 175.97 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -5.77 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 54.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4215 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 431.19 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumer prices, general indices (2015 = 100) — value in Lesotho?
- Consumer prices, general indices (2015 = 100) — value in Lesotho was 175.86 in 2026, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest consumer prices, general indices (2015 = 100) — value recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 175.97 in 2025.
- What is the lowest consumer prices, general indices (2015 = 100) — value recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.53 in 2001.
- How does Lesotho rank for consumer prices, general indices (2015 = 100) — value?
- Lesotho ranks 43rd out of 192 countries with data for 2026.
- Is consumer prices, general indices (2015 = 100) — value rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT monthly Food CPI and General CPI database was based on the ILO CPI data until December 2014. In 2014, IMF-ILO-FAO agreed to transfer global CPI data compilation from ILO to IMF. Upon agreement, CPIs for all items and its subcomponents originates from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the UN Statistics Division (UNSD) for countries not covered by the IMF. However, due to a limited time coverage from IMF and UNSD for a number of countries, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Central Bank of Western African States (BCEAO), Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), UNdata, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the national statistics offices websites databases are used for filling the missing data of Food and General CPI. The FAO CPI dataset for all items (or General CPI) and the Food CPI, consists of a complete and consistent set of time series from January 2000 onwards. Data gaps on monthly Food CPI and General CPI are filled using statistical estimation procedures to have full data coverage for all countries for Food CPI and for General CPI. These indices measure the price change between the current and reference periods of the average basket of goods and services purchased by households. The General CPI is typically used to measure and monitor inflation, set monetary policy targets, index social benefits such as pensions and unemployment benefits, and to escalate thresholds and credits in the income tax systems and wages in public and private wage contracts. The FAOSTAT monthly Food CPI inflation rates are annual year-over-year inflation or percentage change over corresponding month of the previous year. The regional and subregional Food and General CPI, and the aggregated Food and General CPI at the different income levels (High-income economies, Low-income economies, Lower-middle-income economies and Upper-middle-income economies) are calculated using two different statistical methods: 1- A weighted average of Food and General CPI values of countries and territories within each region using the weights of Household final consumption expenditure (including non-profit institutions serving households) in 2015 in USD at constant prices of 2015. Household final consumption expenditure is available at https://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama 2- Median of Food and General CPI values of countries and territories within each region. The Food CPI inflation rates for regional, subregional, and income groups are calculated by first computing, at the country level, the monthly percentage change between two consecutive years. These country-level inflation rates are then aggregated to the group level using two alternative methods: the median and the weighted average, whose weights are based on household final consumption expenditure at 2015 constant prices.