How does Lesotho rank for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?

Lesotho ranks 8th out of 163 countries with data for 2025.

Is gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in Lesotho

Name: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in Lesotho
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Lesotho: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) was 1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 4.3%

World rank

8th

of 163 countries

All-time high

2.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2002

All-time low

0.1215 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho stood at 1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho peaked at 2.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1215 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1960.

That places Lesotho 8th out of 163 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, 1960 to 2025.
Year	constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.1215 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.1274 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
1962	0.1278 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1963	0.1302 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1964	0.1285 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1965	0.1318 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
1966	0.1394 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
1967	0.1384 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1968	0.1369 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1969	0.132 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
1970	0.1308 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1971	0.1362 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
1972	0.1577 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.8%
1973	0.1427 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
1974	0.1488 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
1975	0.1877 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.2%
1976	0.2567 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+36.8%
1977	0.2334 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
1978	0.2016 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.6%
1979	0.2269 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.5%
1980	0.1968 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.3%
1981	0.2318 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.8%
1982	0.315 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.9%
1983	0.3196 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1984	0.4315 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.0%
1985	0.6281 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+45.5%
1986	0.6042 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
1987	0.5476 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
1988	0.6101 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
1989	0.6947 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.9%
1990	0.644 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1991	0.7204 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.9%
1992	0.7048 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1993	0.7614 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.0%
1994	0.8024 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
1995	0.8227 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1996	0.9828 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.5%
1997	1.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
1998	1.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.1%
1999	1.55 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.4%
2000	1.61 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
2001	1.78 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.9%
2002	2.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.7%
2003	1.54 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.0%
2004	1.22 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.7%
2005	1.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
2006	1.18 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2007	1.51 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.8%
2008	1.53 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
2009	1.6 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
2010	1.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.7%
2011	1.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.0%
2012	1.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.3%
2013	1.36 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
2014	1.36 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2015	1.44 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
2016	1.61 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.8%
2017	1.44 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
2018	1.28 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
2019	1.4 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.1%
2020	1.61 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.5%
2021	1.36 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.4%
2022	1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
2023	1.64 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.2%
2024	1.5 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
2025	1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.3%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

Lesotho's 1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9324 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Lesotho's 1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9133 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1314 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1215 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1394 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.1822 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1308 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2567 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.4579 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1968 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6947 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.9412 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.644 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.55 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	1.53 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	2.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	1.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.61 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	1.49 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.36 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.64 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Lesotho

5 Egypt 1.48 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
6 East Timor 1.48 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
7 Lebanon 1.45 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
9 Angola 1.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
10 Iran 1.35 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
11 Solomon Islands 1.26 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho?: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho was 1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?: The highest recorded value was 2.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002.
What is the lowest gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1215 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1960.
How does Lesotho rank for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?: Lesotho ranks 8th out of 163 countries with data for 2025.
Is gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 204 places, 8,398 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 08 September 2026

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 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.