Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita was 971.82 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Lesotho, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Lesotho is 971.82 USD, measured in 2024.
The figure 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 1,281 USD in 2011 and was at its lowest, 72.22 USD, in 1971.
Lesotho ranks 177th of 195 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 US$ per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 77.93 USD | — |
| 1971 | 72.22 USD | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 82.6 USD | +14.4% |
| 1973 | 120.76 USD | +46.2% |
| 1974 | 132.98 USD | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 133.7 USD | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 127.84 USD | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 162.59 USD | +27.2% |
| 1978 | 217.91 USD | +34.0% |
| 1979 | 230.42 USD | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 294.46 USD | +27.8% |
| 1981 | 290.44 USD | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 258.92 USD | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 256.8 USD | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 219.77 USD | -14.4% |
| 1985 | 171.09 USD | -22.1% |
| 1986 | 186.34 USD | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 244.09 USD | +31.0% |
| 1988 | 274.46 USD | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 283.77 USD | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 324.86 USD | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 355.29 USD | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 419.11 USD | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 410.33 USD | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 414.21 USD | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 457.86 USD | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 453.78 USD | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 489.92 USD | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 427.55 USD | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 426.5 USD | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 410.25 USD | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 376.32 USD | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 350.95 USD | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 520.41 USD | +48.3% |
| 2004 | 667.42 USD | +28.2% |
| 2005 | 746.79 USD | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 783.02 USD | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 861.19 USD | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 898.48 USD | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 878.85 USD | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 1,119 USD | +27.4% |
| 2011 | 1,281 USD | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 1,218 USD | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 1,150 USD | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 1,174 USD | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1,121 USD | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 992.49 USD | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 1,069 USD | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 1,171 USD | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 1,082 USD | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 918.58 USD | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 1,067 USD | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 1,030 USD | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 916.28 USD | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 971.82 USD | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 135.89 USD | 72.22 USD | 230.42 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 248.02 USD | 171.09 USD | 294.46 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 417.94 USD | 324.86 USD | 489.92 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 649.37 USD | 350.95 USD | 898.48 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,138 USD | 992.49 USD | 1,281 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 980.68 USD | 916.28 USD | 1,067 USD | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -25.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP -0.3319 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita -361.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate -22.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP -5.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita -6,466 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 4.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 1,282 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 8.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Lesotho?
- Gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Lesotho was 971.82 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1,281 USD in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.22 USD in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 177th out of 195 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita. 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).