GDP: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre was 1.29 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre in Lesotho stood at 1.29 million current LCU per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 1.29 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50,827 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 172nd of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50,827 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 64,060 current LCU per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1992 | 78,067 current LCU per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1993 | 89,936 current LCU per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1994 | 102,717 current LCU per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 119,695 current LCU per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1996 | 133,981 current LCU per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 151,475 current LCU per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 169,065 current LCU per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 183,682 current LCU per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 202,821 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 234,143 current LCU per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 269,344 current LCU per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 288,493 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 321,541 current LCU per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 352,391 current LCU per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 401,495 current LCU per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 390,356 current LCU per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 480,790 current LCU per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2009 | 485,896 current LCU per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 538,801 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 616,808 current LCU per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 670,188 current LCU per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 752,329 current LCU per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 872,596 current LCU per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 991,670 current LCU per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 1.02 million current LCU per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million current LCU per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.11 million current LCU per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 1.14 million current LCU per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.11 million current LCU per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.17 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 1.27 million current LCU per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 1.29 million current LCU per square kilometre | +2.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.29 million current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.42 million current LCU per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.29 million current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.57 million current LCU per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 114,350 current LCU per square kilometre | 50,827 current LCU per square kilometre | 183,682 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 342,727 current LCU per square kilometre | 202,821 current LCU per square kilometre | 485,896 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 873,119 current LCU per square kilometre | 538,801 current LCU per square kilometre | 1.14 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.11 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.29 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 169 Marshall Islands 1.47 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 170 Croatia 1.42 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 171 Brazil 1.31 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 173 Lithuania 1.19 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 174 Georgia 1.16 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 175 Panama 1.13 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
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 gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre in Lesotho was 1.29 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,827 current LCU per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 172nd out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.0%. 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 GDP: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.