GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Lesotho
Lesotho: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was 0.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Lesotho, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.9% for gdp per capita growth in 2025.
The figure is down 78.7% on the previous year and down 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Lesotho peaked at 22.1% in 1973 and was at its lowest, -16.5%, in 1975.
Lesotho ranks 156th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -1.1% | — |
| 1962 | 11.9% | -1154.8% |
| 1963 | 7.4% | -38.2% |
| 1964 | 5.1% | -30.7% |
| 1965 | -0.8% | -115.5% |
| 1966 | -3.5% | +345.9% |
| 1967 | 7.0% | -298.0% |
| 1968 | -4.0% | -156.3% |
| 1969 | -2.1% | -47.4% |
| 1970 | -1.4% | -30.7% |
| 1971 | 1.4% | -199.7% |
| 1972 | -3.7% | -354.6% |
| 1973 | 22.1% | -704.9% |
| 1974 | 7.2% | -67.3% |
| 1975 | -16.5% | -327.9% |
| 1976 | 7.5% | -145.8% |
| 1977 | 18.3% | +143.1% |
| 1978 | 15.0% | -18.2% |
| 1979 | -0.0% | -100.3% |
| 1980 | -5.5% | +14448.6% |
| 1981 | -2.2% | -60.4% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | -166.9% |
| 1983 | -0.9% | -162.5% |
| 1984 | 2.6% | -378.7% |
| 1985 | -0.3% | -110.1% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | -901.4% |
| 1987 | -1.5% | -171.5% |
| 1988 | 6.3% | -529.5% |
| 1989 | 3.7% | -41.9% |
| 1990 | 4.0% | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 5.1% | +25.5% |
| 1992 | 5.2% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | -62.3% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | +132.7% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | -55.3% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | +119.9% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | -35.5% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -64.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -79.1% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | +1678.3% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -72.2% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +389.2% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -52.4% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +83.4% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -19.5% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +28.3% |
| 2009 | -2.0% | -140.9% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -326.5% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +42.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -86.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -19.9% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +245.0% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +22.4% |
| 2017 | -4.3% | -284.2% |
| 2018 | -2.7% | -38.3% |
| 2019 | -2.6% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | -9.2% | +259.5% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -111.9% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -55.1% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | +601.2% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -78.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 32% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.5%, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -14448.6% | -0.0% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | +1678.3% | 0.2% | 3.8% |
| 1962 | +1154.8% | -1.1% | 11.9% |
| 1986 | +901.4% | -0.3% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | -4.0% | 11.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.0% | -16.5% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | -5.5% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 0.2% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | -2.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | -4.3% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -9.2% | 4.1% | 6 |
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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 gdp per capita growth in Lesotho?
- Gdp per capita growth in Lesotho was 0.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 1973.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.5% in 1975.
- How does Lesotho rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Lesotho ranks 156th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.