Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita was 0.001 million USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Lesotho, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.001 million USD per person for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0013 million USD per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million USD per person, in 1971.
That places Lesotho 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +14.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +46.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +27.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +34.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +27.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -14.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -22.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +31.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +48.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +28.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +27.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 million USD per person | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 million USD per person | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.001 million USD per person | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 0.001 million USD per person | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 0.001 million USD per person | +6.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.001 million USD per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0023 million USD per person, 42% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.001 million USD per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 million USD per person, 79% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0009 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 million USD per person | 0.001 million USD per person | 0.0013 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 million USD per person | 0.0009 million USD per person | 0.0011 million USD per person | 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 us$, per capita in Lesotho?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Lesotho was 0.001 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 million USD per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 million USD per person in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. 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 US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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 US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.