Gross domestic savings in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross domestic savings was -33.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic savings in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded -33.2% for gross domestic savings 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 in Lesotho peaked at -13.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -86.4%, in 1976.
That places Lesotho 183rd out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Gross domestic savings in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -24.7% | — |
| 1961 | -29.0% | +17.5% |
| 1962 | -26.4% | -9.0% |
| 1963 | -27.4% | +3.6% |
| 1964 | -24.5% | -10.4% |
| 1965 | -26.3% | +7.1% |
| 1966 | -35.6% | +35.3% |
| 1967 | -33.1% | -7.0% |
| 1968 | -30.8% | -7.0% |
| 1969 | -26.3% | -14.4% |
| 1970 | -26.5% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | -32.9% | +24.3% |
| 1972 | -41.8% | +27.0% |
| 1973 | -39.2% | -6.1% |
| 1974 | -50.7% | +29.3% |
| 1975 | -71.4% | +40.8% |
| 1976 | -86.4% | +21.0% |
| 1977 | -76.7% | -11.2% |
| 1978 | -48.3% | -37.0% |
| 1979 | -68.8% | +42.3% |
| 1980 | -52.0% | -24.3% |
| 1981 | -60.1% | +15.5% |
| 2007 | -33.6% | -44.1% |
| 2008 | -27.3% | -18.8% |
| 2009 | -38.8% | +42.2% |
| 2010 | -34.5% | -11.0% |
| 2011 | -29.0% | -16.0% |
| 2012 | -30.9% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | -24.2% | -21.7% |
| 2014 | -15.9% | -34.3% |
| 2015 | -13.5% | -15.1% |
| 2016 | -16.0% | +18.3% |
| 2017 | -29.2% | +82.8% |
| 2018 | -23.3% | -20.2% |
| 2019 | -21.3% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | -25.9% | +21.7% |
| 2021 | -18.4% | -29.0% |
| 2022 | -22.0% | +19.3% |
| 2023 | -27.7% | +26.1% |
| 2024 | -28.5% | +2.8% |
| 2025 | -33.2% | +16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -28.4% | -35.6% | -24.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | -54.3% | -86.4% | -26.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | -56.1% | -60.1% | -52.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | -33.3% | -38.8% | -27.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | -23.8% | -34.5% | -13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -26.0% | -33.2% | -18.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3404 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 370.67 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 9.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,137 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 18.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 20,347 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings in Lesotho?
- Gross domestic savings in Lesotho was -33.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross domestic savings recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was -13.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -86.4% in 1976.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross domestic savings?
- Lesotho ranks 183rd out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings 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 Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross domestic savings (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.