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General government final consumption … US unit GDP current in Lesotho

Lesotho: General government final consumption … US unit GDP current was 0.3643 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.3643 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
8th
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.4348 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2009
All-time low
0.0815 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1970
Years of data
41
1960–2025

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per in Lesotho, 1960–2025

0.10.20.30.41960199220251960: 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP1961: 0.212 current US$ per US$ of GDP1962: 0.191 current US$ per US$ of GDP1963: 0.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP1964: 0.154 current US$ per US$ of GDP1965: 0.176 current US$ per US$ of GDP1966: 0.126 current US$ per US$ of GDP1967: 0.161 current US$ per US$ of GDP1968: 0.141 current US$ per US$ of GDP1969: 0.129 current US$ per US$ of GDP1970: 0.081 current US$ per US$ of GDP1971: 0.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP1972: 0.129 current US$ per US$ of GDP1973: 0.095 current US$ per US$ of GDP1974: 0.107 current US$ per US$ of GDP1975: 0.145 current US$ per US$ of GDP1976: 0.148 current US$ per US$ of GDP1977: 0.131 current US$ per US$ of GDP1978: 0.134 current US$ per US$ of GDP1979: 0.164 current US$ per US$ of GDP1980: 0.218 current US$ per US$ of GDP1981: 0.209 current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.37 current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.383 current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.435 current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.399 current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.382 current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.395 current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.406 current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.388 current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.369 current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.396 current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.397 current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.381 current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.377 current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.371 current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.347 current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.352 current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.354 current US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.357 current US$ per US$ of GDP2025: 0.364 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per in Lesotho is 0.3643 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per in Lesotho peaked at 0.4348 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0815 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.

Lesotho ranks 8th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

General government final consumption … US unit GDP current in Lesotho, year by year

Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1960 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1961 0.2118 current US$ per US$ of GDP +27.6%
1962 0.1906 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.0%
1963 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.0%
1964 0.1536 current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.4%
1965 0.176 current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.6%
1966 0.1259 current US$ per US$ of GDP -28.5%
1967 0.1606 current US$ per US$ of GDP +27.6%
1968 0.1413 current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.1%
1969 0.1295 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.4%
1970 0.0815 current US$ per US$ of GDP -37.1%
1971 0.1097 current US$ per US$ of GDP +34.6%
1972 0.1286 current US$ per US$ of GDP +17.3%
1973 0.0951 current US$ per US$ of GDP -26.0%
1974 0.1073 current US$ per US$ of GDP +12.8%
1975 0.1447 current US$ per US$ of GDP +34.8%
1976 0.148 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.3%
1977 0.1309 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.6%
1978 0.1337 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.2%
1979 0.1637 current US$ per US$ of GDP +22.4%
1980 0.2179 current US$ per US$ of GDP +33.1%
1981 0.209 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.1%
2007 0.3701 current US$ per US$ of GDP +77.1%
2008 0.3834 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.6%
2009 0.4348 current US$ per US$ of GDP +13.4%
2010 0.3991 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.2%
2011 0.3818 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.4%
2012 0.3951 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.5%
2013 0.4055 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.7%
2014 0.3884 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.2%
2015 0.3694 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.9%
2016 0.3962 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.3%
2017 0.3968 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.1%
2018 0.3806 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.1%
2019 0.3769 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.0%
2020 0.3714 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.5%
2021 0.3469 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.6%
2022 0.3521 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.5%
2023 0.3539 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.5%
2024 0.3575 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.0%
2025 0.3643 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.9%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 0.3643 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1334 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 0.3643 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1461 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1625 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1259 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2118 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1970s 0.1243 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0815 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1637 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.2134 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.209 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2179 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2
2000s 0.3961 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3701 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4348 current US$ per US$ of GDP 3
2010s 0.389 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3694 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4055 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.3577 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3469 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3714 current US$ per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 5 Ukraine 0.3894 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 6 Cuba 0.3885 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 7 Palau 0.383 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 9 United States Virgin Islands 0.3438 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 10 Equatorial Guinea 0.3241 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 11 Libya 0.3227 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per in Lesotho?
General government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per in Lesotho was 0.3643 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.4348 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009.
What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0815 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
How does Lesotho rank for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Lesotho ranks 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
Is general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 11,054 data points, 1960–2025
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General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.