Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ was 2,272 million USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ in Lesotho, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value us$ in Lesotho stood at 2,272 million USD.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$ in Lesotho peaked at 2,579 million USD in 2011 and was at its lowest, 76.28 million USD, in 1971.
That places Lesotho 205th out of 236 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$ in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 79.43 million USD | — |
| 1971 | 76.28 million USD | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 90.37 million USD | +18.5% |
| 1973 | 136.78 million USD | +51.4% |
| 1974 | 155.91 million USD | +14.0% |
| 1975 | 162.27 million USD | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 160.21 million USD | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 209.74 million USD | +30.9% |
| 1978 | 289.22 million USD | +37.9% |
| 1979 | 314.79 million USD | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 414.16 million USD | +31.6% |
| 1981 | 420.58 million USD | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 385.99 million USD | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 394.04 million USD | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 347.01 million USD | -11.9% |
| 1985 | 277.92 million USD | -19.9% |
| 1986 | 310.46 million USD | +11.7% |
| 1987 | 415.78 million USD | +33.9% |
| 1988 | 477.52 million USD | +14.9% |
| 1989 | 503.82 million USD | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 587.89 million USD | +16.7% |
| 1991 | 654.57 million USD | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 785.11 million USD | +19.9% |
| 1993 | 780.36 million USD | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 798.47 million USD | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 893.48 million USD | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 895.05 million USD | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 974.02 million USD | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 854.27 million USD | -12.3% |
| 1999 | 854.38 million USD | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 822.1 million USD | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 752.96 million USD | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 700.04 million USD | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 1,033 million USD | +47.6% |
| 2004 | 1,316 million USD | +27.3% |
| 2005 | 1,459 million USD | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 1,523 million USD | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 1,682 million USD | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 1,767 million USD | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 1,741 million USD | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 2,234 million USD | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 2,579 million USD | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 2,478 million USD | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 2,366 million USD | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 2,441 million USD | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 2,360 million USD | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 2,114 million USD | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 2,307 million USD | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 2,556 million USD | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 2,391 million USD | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 2,054 million USD | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 2,412 million USD | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 2,355 million USD | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 2,118 million USD | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 2,272 million USD | +7.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 2,272 million USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,175 million USD, 9% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 2,272 million USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,421 million USD, 13% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 167.5 million USD | 76.28 million USD | 314.79 million USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 394.73 million USD | 277.92 million USD | 503.82 million USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 807.76 million USD | 587.89 million USD | 974.02 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,280 million USD | 700.04 million USD | 1,767 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,383 million USD | 2,114 million USD | 2,579 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,242 million USD | 2,054 million USD | 2,412 million USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 202 Saint Lucia 2,549 million USD compare
- 203 Gambia 2,451 million USD compare
- 204 Eritrea 2,399 million USD compare
- 206 Antigua and Barbuda 2,255 million USD compare
- 207 Seychelles 2,122 million USD compare
- 208 San Marino 2,049 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 57.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0799 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 87.06 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 50.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0584 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 63.57 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0303 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 33.01 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0491 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$ in Lesotho?
- Gross domestic product — value us$ in Lesotho was 2,272 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$ recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2,579 million USD in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$ recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.28 million USD in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross domestic product — value us$?
- Lesotho ranks 205th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$ rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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$. 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).