Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.0178 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Lesotho, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0178 million SLC per person for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0178 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million SLC per person, in 1971.
Lesotho ranks 169th of 192 countries on this measure, 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, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +22.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +32.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +12.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +27.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +34.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +18.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +11.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +25.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +19.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 million SLC per person | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 0.001 million SLC per person | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 million SLC per person | +21.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0013 million SLC per person | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 million SLC per person | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 million SLC per person | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 0.002 million SLC per person | +17.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 million SLC per person | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 million SLC per person | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0026 million SLC per person | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 million SLC per person | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0032 million SLC per person | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0037 million SLC per person | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0039 million SLC per person | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0043 million SLC per person | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0047 million SLC per person | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0053 million SLC per person | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0061 million SLC per person | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0074 million SLC per person | +22.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0074 million SLC per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0082 million SLC per person | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0093 million SLC per person | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 0.01 million SLC per person | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0111 million SLC per person | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0127 million SLC per person | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0143 million SLC per person | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0146 million SLC per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0142 million SLC per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0155 million SLC per person | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0156 million SLC per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0151 million SLC per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0158 million SLC per person | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0168 million SLC per person | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0169 million SLC per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0178 million SLC per person | +5.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0178 million SLC per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2834 million SLC per person, 6% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0178 million SLC per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5688 million SLC per person, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 million SLC per person | 0.0001 million SLC per person | 0.0002 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 million SLC per person | 0.0002 million SLC per person | 0.0007 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 million SLC per person | 0.0008 million SLC per person | 0.0026 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0049 million SLC per person | 0.0028 million SLC per person | 0.0074 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0126 million SLC per person | 0.0082 million SLC per person | 0.0156 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0165 million SLC per person | 0.0151 million SLC per person | 0.0178 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 166 Sierra Leone 0.0197 million SLC per person compare
- 167 Panama 0.0191 million SLC per person compare
- 168 Solomon Islands 0.0179 million SLC per person compare
- 170 Palau 0.0177 million SLC per person compare
- 171 Belize 0.0169 million SLC per person compare
- 172 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0161 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, per capita in Lesotho?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0178 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0178 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 million SLC per person in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 169th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. 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, 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 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.