Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices was 990.18 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices in Lesotho, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices in Lesotho stood at 990.18 USD.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices in Lesotho peaked at 1,148 USD in 2016 and was at its lowest, 275.83 USD, in 1971.
Lesotho ranks 175th of 195 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 US$ per capita, 2015 prices in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 315.26 USD | — |
| 1971 | 275.83 USD | -12.5% |
| 1972 | 317.2 USD | +15.0% |
| 1973 | 386.36 USD | +21.8% |
| 1974 | 395.71 USD | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 351.01 USD | -11.3% |
| 1976 | 396.09 USD | +12.8% |
| 1977 | 452.65 USD | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 526.64 USD | +16.3% |
| 1979 | 456.08 USD | -13.4% |
| 1980 | 430.83 USD | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 422.56 USD | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 425.19 USD | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 377.59 USD | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 376.56 USD | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 400.35 USD | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 398.05 USD | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 409.17 USD | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 443.06 USD | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 469.32 USD | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 490.08 USD | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 501.17 USD | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 514.91 USD | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 525.54 USD | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 535.38 USD | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 553.16 USD | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 600.99 USD | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 644.83 USD | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 610.35 USD | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 626.88 USD | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 658.88 USD | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 687.79 USD | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 693.6 USD | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 729.65 USD | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 751.66 USD | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 779.11 USD | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 816.02 USD | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 927.27 USD | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 971.88 USD | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 952.75 USD | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 995.23 USD | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 1,032 USD | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 1,086 USD | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 1,094 USD | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1,100 USD | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,121 USD | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1,148 USD | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1,098 USD | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 1,068 USD | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1,041 USD | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 944.83 USD | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 955.22 USD | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 967.52 USD | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 974.38 USD | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 990.18 USD | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 387.28 USD | 275.83 USD | 526.64 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 415.27 USD | 376.56 USD | 469.32 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 560.33 USD | 490.08 USD | 644.83 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 796.86 USD | 658.88 USD | 971.88 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,078 USD | 995.23 USD | 1,148 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 966.43 USD | 944.83 USD | 990.18 USD | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 16.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.556 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 605.51 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 10,832 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5196 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 565.81 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 5,937 constant LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices in Lesotho?
- Gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices in Lesotho was 990.18 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1,148 USD in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 275.83 USD in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices?
- Lesotho ranks 175th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices. 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).