Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) was -0.3319 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded -0.3319 current US$ per US$ of GDP for gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 145.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho peaked at -0.135 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015 and was at its lowest, -0.8645 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1976.
Lesotho ranks 182nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0.247 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | -0.2902 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 1962 | -0.2642 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1963 | -0.2738 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1964 | -0.2453 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1965 | -0.2628 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1966 | -0.3556 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.3% |
| 1967 | -0.3307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1968 | -0.3076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1969 | -0.2632 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 1970 | -0.2648 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1971 | -0.3291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.3% |
| 1972 | -0.418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.0% |
| 1973 | -0.3924 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1974 | -0.5073 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.3% |
| 1975 | -0.7143 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.8% |
| 1976 | -0.8645 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.0% |
| 1977 | -0.7674 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 1978 | -0.4832 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.0% |
| 1979 | -0.6877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.3% |
| 1980 | -0.5204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.3% |
| 1981 | -0.6012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 2007 | -0.3363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.1% |
| 2008 | -0.2731 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 2009 | -0.3883 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.2% |
| 2010 | -0.3455 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2011 | -0.2902 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2012 | -0.309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2013 | -0.242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 2014 | -0.159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.3% |
| 2015 | -0.135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 2016 | -0.1598 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 2017 | -0.2921 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +82.8% |
| 2018 | -0.2332 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.2% |
| 2019 | -0.213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2020 | -0.2594 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.7% |
| 2021 | -0.1842 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.0% |
| 2022 | -0.2198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 2023 | -0.2773 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.1% |
| 2024 | -0.2851 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2025 | -0.3319 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's -0.3319 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1222 current US$ per US$ of GDP. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's -0.3319 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1472 current US$ per US$ of GDP. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3556 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2453 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5429 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8645 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2648 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5608 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.3326 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3883 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2731 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2010s | -0.2379 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3455 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2596 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3319 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1842 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 179 Marshall Islands -0.2402 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 180 Eritrea -0.2479 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 181 Yemen -0.3239 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 183 Lebanon -0.3415 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 184 Afghanistan -0.3532 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 185 Somalia -0.4145 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -71.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho?
- Gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho was -0.3319 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was -0.135 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8645 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1976.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 182nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 145.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.