General government final consumption expenditure in Lesotho
Lesotho: General government final consumption expenditure was 3.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Lesotho, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Lesotho is 3.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 22.3% on the previous year and up 234.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Lesotho peaked at 109.5% in 1987 and was at its lowest, -40.8%, in 1982.
Lesotho ranks 71st of 173 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.
General government final consumption expenditure in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 31.7% | — |
| 1962 | 5.6% | -82.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | — |
| 1965 | 21.1% | — |
| 1966 | -26.1% | -223.9% |
| 1967 | 33.3% | -227.8% |
| 1968 | -8.8% | -126.5% |
| 1969 | -1.6% | -81.7% |
| 1970 | -34.4% | +2033.3% |
| 1971 | 50.0% | -245.2% |
| 1972 | 33.3% | -33.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1974 | 37.5% | — |
| 1975 | 45.5% | +21.2% |
| 1976 | 18.8% | -58.7% |
| 1977 | 15.8% | -15.8% |
| 1978 | 40.9% | +159.1% |
| 1979 | 29.0% | -29.0% |
| 1980 | 83.1% | +186.2% |
| 1981 | 8.7% | -89.5% |
| 1982 | -40.8% | -567.5% |
| 1983 | 8.9% | -121.8% |
| 1984 | 12.0% | +34.9% |
| 1985 | 64.2% | +433.8% |
| 1986 | 17.8% | -72.2% |
| 1987 | 109.5% | +514.3% |
| 1988 | 38.9% | -64.4% |
| 1989 | 4.7% | -87.9% |
| 1990 | 6.5% | +38.9% |
| 1991 | 39.0% | +495.4% |
| 1992 | 26.7% | -31.5% |
| 1993 | 16.8% | -37.2% |
| 1994 | 19.4% | +15.7% |
| 1995 | 15.7% | -19.0% |
| 1996 | 7.2% | -54.3% |
| 1997 | 19.7% | +174.7% |
| 1998 | 32.3% | +63.8% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | -93.8% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | +238.9% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +40.8% |
| 2002 | 22.6% | +135.1% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | -69.2% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -39.2% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | +194.8% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | -41.5% |
| 2007 | 88.7% | +1119.8% |
| 2008 | -9.1% | -110.3% |
| 2009 | -8.2% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | -5.7% | -30.8% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -119.8% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | +469.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -97.9% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +1332.7% |
| 2015 | -2.4% | -222.7% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -231.4% |
| 2017 | -4.5% | -243.3% |
| 2018 | -7.7% | +71.8% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -169.4% |
| 2020 | -4.4% | -183.4% |
| 2021 | -3.4% | -24.3% |
| 2022 | -0.3% | -91.6% |
| 2023 | -1.1% | +287.5% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -338.3% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | +22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.1% | -26.1% | 33.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.6% | -34.4% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.7% | -40.8% | 109.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.5% | 2.0% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | -9.1% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -7.7% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -4.4% | 3.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 68 Mauritania 3.3% compare
- 69 United States 3.3% compare
- 70 Sierra Leone 3.2% compare
- 72 Serbia 3.1% compare
- 73 Chile 3.0% compare
- 74 Macao 3.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 5,937 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 9.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8725 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 950.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 15.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 16,996 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 2.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.8589 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Lesotho?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Lesotho was 3.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 109.5% in 1987.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -40.8% in 1982.
- How does Lesotho rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Lesotho ranks 71st out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 234.8%. 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 General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.