Gross capital formation in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross capital formation was 31.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 31.2% for gross capital formation 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 in Lesotho peaked at 37.6% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1960.
Lesotho ranks 29th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Gross capital formation in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.0% | — |
| 1961 | 3.9% | +93.7% |
| 1962 | 7.0% | +79.1% |
| 1963 | 8.6% | +22.9% |
| 1964 | 9.7% | +12.4% |
| 1965 | 11.5% | +18.3% |
| 1966 | 10.1% | -11.8% |
| 1967 | 11.6% | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 12.3% | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 11.7% | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 10.2% | -12.8% |
| 1971 | 9.1% | -10.2% |
| 1972 | 11.3% | +23.1% |
| 1973 | 14.3% | +26.8% |
| 1974 | 12.7% | -11.1% |
| 1975 | 18.1% | +42.6% |
| 1976 | 34.3% | +89.5% |
| 1977 | 23.8% | -30.6% |
| 1978 | 25.0% | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 32.7% | +30.9% |
| 1980 | 37.0% | +13.1% |
| 1981 | 37.6% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 24.9% | -33.7% |
| 2008 | 28.0% | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 31.3% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | -19.1% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | +41.0% |
| 2013 | 32.7% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | -22.8% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | +24.9% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 27.1% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 29.7% | +9.6% |
| 2025 | 31.2% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.8% | 2.0% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.1% | 9.1% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.3% | 37.0% | 37.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 24.9% | 30.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 21.4% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 26.3% | 31.2% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 1,061 constant LCU per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual -3.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2516 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 273.96 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual -5.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 4.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 4,901 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.4399 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2655 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 289.13 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Lesotho?
- Gross capital formation in Lesotho was 31.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 1981.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross capital formation?
- Lesotho ranks 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation 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 Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. 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.