Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency was 0 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Lesotho, 1960–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0 units per person for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 113.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Lesotho peaked at 0 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Lesotho 159th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | +13.7% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +10.8% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +22.9% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +32.0% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +12.4% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +27.2% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +34.0% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +18.2% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +11.7% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +25.6% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +19.3% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +21.8% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +17.5% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +22.3% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +3.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 units per person, 11% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 units per person, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Lesotho?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Lesotho was 0 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Lesotho ranks 159th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.