Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth Standard Local Currency in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth Standard Local Currency was 6.54 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth Standard Local Currency in Lesotho, 1971–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency in Lesotho stood at 6.54 %.
The figure is up 350.8% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency in Lesotho peaked at 37.89 % in 1978 and was at its lowest, -3.84 %, in 1971.
That places Lesotho 104th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth Standard Local Currency in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -3.84 % | — |
| 1972 | 27.33 % | -810.9% |
| 1973 | 36.65 % | +34.1% |
| 1974 | 11.6 % | -68.3% |
| 1975 | 13.28 % | +14.5% |
| 1976 | 16.09 % | +21.2% |
| 1977 | 30.92 % | +92.1% |
| 1978 | 37.89 % | +22.6% |
| 1979 | 5.39 % | -85.8% |
| 1980 | 21.69 % | +302.3% |
| 1981 | 14.43 % | -33.5% |
| 1982 | 13.55 % | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 4.75 % | -65.0% |
| 1984 | 16.62 % | +250.1% |
| 1985 | 20.99 % | +26.3% |
| 1986 | 14.53 % | -30.7% |
| 1987 | 19.33 % | +33.0% |
| 1988 | 28.24 % | +46.1% |
| 1989 | 21.71 % | -23.1% |
| 1990 | 15.11 % | -30.4% |
| 1991 | 18.83 % | +24.6% |
| 1992 | 23.88 % | +26.8% |
| 1993 | 13.88 % | -41.9% |
| 1994 | 11.18 % | -19.4% |
| 1995 | 14.3 % | +27.9% |
| 1996 | 18.74 % | +31.1% |
| 1997 | 16.63 % | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 5.22 % | -68.6% |
| 1999 | 10.53 % | +101.6% |
| 2000 | 9.3 % | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 13.62 % | +46.5% |
| 2002 | 13.83 % | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 5.91 % | -57.3% |
| 2004 | 8.75 % | +48.1% |
| 2005 | 9.14 % | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 11.19 % | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 14.91 % | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 23.17 % | +55.4% |
| 2009 | 1.06 % | -95.4% |
| 2010 | 10.89 % | +925.4% |
| 2011 | 14.48 % | +33.0% |
| 2012 | 8.65 % | -40.2% |
| 2013 | 12.26 % | +41.6% |
| 2014 | 15.99 % | +30.4% |
| 2015 | 13.65 % | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 3.31 % | -75.8% |
| 2017 | -1.18 % | -135.8% |
| 2018 | 10.07 % | -951.4% |
| 2019 | 2.11 % | -79.1% |
| 2020 | -2.14 % | -201.7% |
| 2021 | 5.46 % | -355.0% |
| 2022 | 8.05 % | +47.4% |
| 2023 | 1.45 % | -82.0% |
| 2024 | 6.54 % | +350.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.48 % | -3.84 % | 37.89 % | 9 |
| 1980s | 17.58 % | 4.75 % | 28.24 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.83 % | 5.22 % | 23.88 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.09 % | 1.06 % | 23.17 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.02 % | -1.18 % | 15.99 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.87 % | -2.14 % | 8.05 % | 5 |
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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 gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency in Lesotho?
- Gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency in Lesotho was 6.54 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 37.89 % in 1978.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.84 % in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency?
- Lesotho ranks 104th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — annual growth standard local currency rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).