General government final consumption expenditure in Lesotho
Lesotho: General government final consumption expenditure was 36.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Lesotho stood at 36.4%.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Lesotho peaked at 43.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1970.
That places Lesotho 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.6% | — |
| 1961 | 21.2% | +27.6% |
| 1962 | 19.1% | -10.0% |
| 1963 | 17.0% | -11.0% |
| 1964 | 15.4% | -9.4% |
| 1965 | 17.6% | +14.6% |
| 1966 | 12.6% | -28.5% |
| 1967 | 16.1% | +27.6% |
| 1968 | 14.1% | -12.1% |
| 1969 | 12.9% | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 8.1% | -37.1% |
| 1971 | 11.0% | +34.6% |
| 1972 | 12.9% | +17.3% |
| 1973 | 9.5% | -26.0% |
| 1974 | 10.7% | +12.8% |
| 1975 | 14.5% | +34.8% |
| 1976 | 14.8% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 13.1% | -11.6% |
| 1978 | 13.4% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 16.4% | +22.4% |
| 1980 | 21.8% | +33.1% |
| 1981 | 20.9% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 37.0% | +77.1% |
| 2008 | 38.3% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 38.2% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 40.6% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 38.8% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 39.6% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 39.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 37.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 37.1% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 34.7% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 35.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 35.7% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 36.4% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.2% | 12.6% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.4% | 8.1% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.3% | 20.9% | 21.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 37.0% | 43.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 36.9% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 34.7% | 37.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8724 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 949.98 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -10.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -7.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 2.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 1.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 1,263 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) -2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0538 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 36.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Lesotho ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure 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 Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.