Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 0.0126 million SLC per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Lesotho, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Lesotho stood at 0.0126 million SLC per person.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Lesotho peaked at 0.0146 million SLC per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 million SLC per person, in 1971.
Lesotho ranks 163rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.004 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0035 million SLC per person | -12.5% |
| 1972 | 0.004 million SLC per person | +15.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0049 million SLC per person | +21.8% |
| 1974 | 0.005 million SLC per person | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0045 million SLC per person | -11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0051 million SLC per person | +12.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0058 million SLC per person | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0067 million SLC per person | +16.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0058 million SLC per person | -13.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0055 million SLC per person | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0054 million SLC per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0054 million SLC per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0048 million SLC per person | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0048 million SLC per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0051 million SLC per person | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0051 million SLC per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0052 million SLC per person | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0057 million SLC per person | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.006 million SLC per person | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0063 million SLC per person | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0064 million SLC per person | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0066 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0067 million SLC per person | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0068 million SLC per person | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0071 million SLC per person | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0077 million SLC per person | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0082 million SLC per person | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0078 million SLC per person | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.008 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0084 million SLC per person | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0088 million SLC per person | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0088 million SLC per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0093 million SLC per person | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0096 million SLC per person | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0099 million SLC per person | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0104 million SLC per person | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0118 million SLC per person | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0124 million SLC per person | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0122 million SLC per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0127 million SLC per person | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0132 million SLC per person | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0139 million SLC per person | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.014 million SLC per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.014 million SLC per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0143 million SLC per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0146 million SLC per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.014 million SLC per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0136 million SLC per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0133 million SLC per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0121 million SLC per person | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0122 million SLC per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0123 million SLC per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0124 million SLC per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0126 million SLC per person | +1.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0126 million SLC per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1359 million SLC per person, 9% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0126 million SLC per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3487 million SLC per person, 4% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0049 million SLC per person | 0.0035 million SLC per person | 0.0067 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0053 million SLC per person | 0.0048 million SLC per person | 0.006 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0071 million SLC per person | 0.0063 million SLC per person | 0.0082 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0102 million SLC per person | 0.0084 million SLC per person | 0.0124 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0138 million SLC per person | 0.0127 million SLC per person | 0.0146 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0123 million SLC per person | 0.0121 million SLC per person | 0.0126 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 160 Nauru 0.0141 million SLC per person compare
- 161 Palau 0.0135 million SLC per person compare
- 162 Belize 0.0132 million SLC per person compare
- 164 Fiji 0.0124 million SLC per person compare
- 165 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0118 million SLC per person compare
- 166 Zambia 0.0115 million SLC per person compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -5.77 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 54.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4215 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 431.19 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Lesotho?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Lesotho was 0.0126 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0146 million SLC per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 million SLC per person in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Lesotho ranks 163rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.