Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) was -6,466 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded -6,466 current LCU per person for gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is down 21.0% on the previous year and down 234.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita in Lesotho peaked at -8.28 current LCU per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, -6,466 current LCU per person, in 2025.
That places Lesotho 173rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -8.28 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | -9.75 current LCU per person | +17.7% |
| 1962 | -10.1 current LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 1963 | -11.42 current LCU per person | +13.0% |
| 1964 | -10.97 current LCU per person | -4.0% |
| 1965 | -12.06 current LCU per person | +9.9% |
| 1966 | -16.33 current LCU per person | +35.4% |
| 1967 | -15.32 current LCU per person | -6.2% |
| 1968 | -14.24 current LCU per person | -7.0% |
| 1969 | -12.61 current LCU per person | -11.4% |
| 1970 | -12.75 current LCU per person | +1.1% |
| 1971 | -17.04 current LCU per person | +33.6% |
| 1972 | -23.76 current LCU per person | +39.5% |
| 1973 | -29.13 current LCU per person | +22.6% |
| 1974 | -44.35 current LCU per person | +52.2% |
| 1975 | -65.09 current LCU per person | +46.8% |
| 1976 | -88.57 current LCU per person | +36.1% |
| 1977 | -100 current LCU per person | +12.9% |
| 1978 | -84.39 current LCU per person | -15.6% |
| 1979 | -122.97 current LCU per person | +45.7% |
| 1980 | -124.35 current LCU per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | -158.17 current LCU per person | +27.2% |
| 2007 | -2,040 current LCU per person | +1189.9% |
| 2008 | -2,027 current LCU per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | -2,892 current LCU per person | +42.7% |
| 2010 | -2,831 current LCU per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | -2,698 current LCU per person | -4.7% |
| 2012 | -3,090 current LCU per person | +14.5% |
| 2013 | -2,688 current LCU per person | -13.0% |
| 2014 | -2,025 current LCU per person | -24.7% |
| 2015 | -1,932 current LCU per person | -4.6% |
| 2016 | -2,333 current LCU per person | +20.8% |
| 2017 | -4,161 current LCU per person | +78.4% |
| 2018 | -3,613 current LCU per person | -13.2% |
| 2019 | -3,331 current LCU per person | -7.8% |
| 2020 | -3,921 current LCU per person | +17.7% |
| 2021 | -2,904 current LCU per person | -25.9% |
| 2022 | -3,704 current LCU per person | +27.5% |
| 2023 | -4,714 current LCU per person | +27.3% |
| 2024 | -5,345 current LCU per person | +13.4% |
| 2025 | -6,466 current LCU per person | +21.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's -6,466 current LCU per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14,422 current LCU per person. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's -6,466 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35,202 current LCU per person. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -1189.9% | -158.17 current LCU per person | -2,040 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -12.11 current LCU per person | -16.33 current LCU per person | -8.28 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | -58.81 current LCU per person | -122.97 current LCU per person | -12.75 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -141.26 current LCU per person | -158.17 current LCU per person | -124.35 current LCU per person | 2 |
| 2000s | -2,320 current LCU per person | -2,892 current LCU per person | -2,027 current LCU per person | 3 |
| 2010s | -2,870 current LCU per person | -4,161 current LCU per person | -1,932 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -4,509 current LCU per person | -6,466 current LCU per person | -2,904 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 170 Haiti -2,486 current LCU per person compare
- 171 Eritrea -2,625 current LCU per person compare
- 172 Tonga -2,914 current LCU per person compare
- 174 Moldova -7,453 current LCU per person compare
- 175 Sao Tome and Principe -10,010 current LCU per person compare
- 176 Afghanistan -10,452 current LCU per person 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 savings (current lcu), per capita in Lesotho?
- Gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita in Lesotho was -6,466 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was -8.28 current LCU per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -6,466 current LCU per person in 2025.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 173rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 234.7%. 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 savings (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic savings (current LCU) 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 savings (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic savings Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross domestic savings (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.