Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency was 41,634 million SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency in Lesotho, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value standard local currency in Lesotho stood at 41,634 million SLC. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency in Lesotho peaked at 41,634 million SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.55 million SLC, in 1971.
That places Lesotho 165th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, 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 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 56.74 million SLC | — |
| 1971 | 54.55 million SLC | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 69.47 million SLC | +27.3% |
| 1973 | 94.92 million SLC | +36.6% |
| 1974 | 105.93 million SLC | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 120 million SLC | +13.3% |
| 1976 | 139.31 million SLC | +16.1% |
| 1977 | 182.38 million SLC | +30.9% |
| 1978 | 251.5 million SLC | +37.9% |
| 1979 | 265.06 million SLC | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 322.56 million SLC | +21.7% |
| 1981 | 369.09 million SLC | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 419.11 million SLC | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 439 million SLC | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 511.94 million SLC | +16.6% |
| 1985 | 619.39 million SLC | +21.0% |
| 1986 | 709.42 million SLC | +14.5% |
| 1987 | 846.53 million SLC | +19.3% |
| 1988 | 1,086 million SLC | +28.2% |
| 1989 | 1,321 million SLC | +21.7% |
| 1990 | 1,521 million SLC | +15.1% |
| 1991 | 1,807 million SLC | +18.8% |
| 1992 | 2,239 million SLC | +23.9% |
| 1993 | 2,550 million SLC | +13.9% |
| 1994 | 2,835 million SLC | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 3,241 million SLC | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 3,848 million SLC | +18.7% |
| 1997 | 4,488 million SLC | +16.6% |
| 1998 | 4,723 million SLC | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 5,220 million SLC | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 5,705 million SLC | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 6,482 million SLC | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 7,379 million SLC | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 7,815 million SLC | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 8,498 million SLC | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 9,275 million SLC | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 10,313 million SLC | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 11,851 million SLC | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 14,597 million SLC | +23.2% |
| 2009 | 14,752 million SLC | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 16,358 million SLC | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 18,726 million SLC | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 20,347 million SLC | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 22,841 million SLC | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 26,492 million SLC | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 30,107 million SLC | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 31,102 million SLC | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 30,735 million SLC | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 33,829 million SLC | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 34,542 million SLC | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 33,802 million SLC | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 35,648 million SLC | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 38,518 million SLC | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 39,077 million SLC | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 41,634 million SLC | +6.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 41,634 million SLC is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.54 million million SLC, 3% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 41,634 million SLC is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.81 million million SLC, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 133.99 million SLC | 54.55 million SLC | 265.06 million SLC | 10 |
| 1980s | 664.4 million SLC | 322.56 million SLC | 1,321 million SLC | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,247 million SLC | 1,521 million SLC | 5,220 million SLC | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,667 million SLC | 5,705 million SLC | 14,752 million SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,508 million SLC | 16,358 million SLC | 34,542 million SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,736 million SLC | 33,802 million SLC | 41,634 million SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 in Lesotho?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency in Lesotho was 41,634 million SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 41,634 million SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.55 million SLC in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency?
- Lesotho ranks 165th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).