Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0012 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Lesotho, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0012 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 137.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Lesotho peaked at 0.0012 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Lesotho 151st 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 … Current square in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1968 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0012 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.019 units per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0012 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0262 units per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 148 South Sudan 0.0012 units per square kilometre compare
- 149 Mozambique 0.0012 units per square kilometre compare
- 150 New Zealand 0.0012 units per square kilometre compare
- 152 Bulgaria 0.0011 units per square kilometre compare
- 153 Azerbaijan 0.001 units per square kilometre compare
- 154 Panama 0.0009 units per square kilometre 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 domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Lesotho?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Lesotho was 0.0012 units per square kilometre 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 0.0012 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Lesotho ranks 151st 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 137.7%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.