Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 0.9465 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Lesotho, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.9465 million SLC per square kilometre for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Lesotho peaked at 1.03 million SLC per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1224 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1971.
That places Lesotho 153rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.135 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.1224 million SLC per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1458 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1839 million SLC per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1974 | 0.195 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.179 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2086 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2454 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2937 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2619 million SLC per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2547 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2571 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2664 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2435 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2499 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2733 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2787 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2929 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.324 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3502 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3727 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 0.388 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4054 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.42 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4337 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4536 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4982 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5388 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5125 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5278 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5549 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5783 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5814 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6087 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6227 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6395 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.667 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7612 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8032 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7931 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8349 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8735 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9288 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9455 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9616 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9917 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.03 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9952 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9805 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9666 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8877 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9079 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9295 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9465 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.9465 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.71 million SLC per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.9465 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.61 million SLC per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +26.1% | 0.1458 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1839 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1971 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1224 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2937 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2791 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2435 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3502 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4551 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3727 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.5388 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.661 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.5549 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.8032 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9506 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.8349 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.03 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9179 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.8877 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.9465 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 150 Bulgaria 1.03 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 151 Panama 1.02 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 152 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.9897 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 154 Samoa 0.81 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 155 Cuba 0.7892 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 156 Brazil 0.7806 million SLC per square kilometre 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 0.9465 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, 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 1.03 million SLC per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1224 million SLC per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Lesotho ranks 153rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. 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 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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.