Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) was 0.3123 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.3123 current US$ per US$ of GDP for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho peaked at 0.376 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1960.
That places Lesotho 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +93.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0702 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +79.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0863 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.9% |
| 1964 | 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1158 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 0.123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0914 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1125 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1427 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1808 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3427 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +89.5% |
| 1977 | 0.238 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2502 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3704 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 1981 | 0.376 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2492 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2798 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.313 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2533 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3572 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.341 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2878 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2221 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2145 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2679 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2626 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2847 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2738 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2707 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2967 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2025 | 0.3123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.3123 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2416 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.3123 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2012 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0885 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1914 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0914 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3427 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3732 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3704 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.376 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2781 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2492 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2888 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2145 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3572 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2835 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2626 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 27 Saudi Arabia 0.3163 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Cambodia 0.3152 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Mongolia 0.3141 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Vietnam 0.308 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Maldives 0.3079 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Qatar 0.3064 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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 gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho?
- Gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho was 0.3123 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.376 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 30th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross capital formation (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.