Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth was 2.79 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth in Lesotho, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth in Lesotho stood at 2.79 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 75.2% on the previous year and down 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth in Lesotho peaked at 38.09 % change on previous year in 1973 and was at its lowest, -1.69 % change on previous year, in 2009.
Lesotho ranks 192nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.02 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 25.64 % change on previous year | +1167.2% |
| 1973 | 38.09 % change on previous year | +48.6% |
| 1974 | 19.47 % change on previous year | -48.9% |
| 1975 | 34.06 % change on previous year | +75.0% |
| 1976 | 24.04 % change on previous year | -29.4% |
| 1977 | 24.34 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 25.03 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 9.71 % change on previous year | -61.2% |
| 1980 | 18.89 % change on previous year | +94.5% |
| 1981 | 18.54 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 27.88 % change on previous year | +50.4% |
| 1983 | 9.1 % change on previous year | -67.3% |
| 1984 | 15.84 % change on previous year | +74.0% |
| 1985 | 13.03 % change on previous year | -17.8% |
| 1986 | 14 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 20.13 % change on previous year | +43.7% |
| 1988 | 23.2 % change on previous year | +15.3% |
| 1989 | 16.36 % change on previous year | -29.5% |
| 1990 | 15.77 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 11.72 % change on previous year | -25.7% |
| 1992 | 20.5 % change on previous year | +74.9% |
| 1993 | 12.23 % change on previous year | -40.3% |
| 1994 | 8.05 % change on previous year | -34.2% |
| 1995 | 11.27 % change on previous year | +40.1% |
| 1996 | 13.44 % change on previous year | +19.2% |
| 1997 | 14.44 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 28.96 % change on previous year | +100.5% |
| 1999 | 8.5 % change on previous year | -70.6% |
| 2000 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -76.0% |
| 2001 | 7.86 % change on previous year | +284.9% |
| 2002 | 14.38 % change on previous year | +83.1% |
| 2003 | 4.77 % change on previous year | -66.8% |
| 2004 | 5.26 % change on previous year | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -71.5% |
| 2006 | 6.9 % change on previous year | +360.3% |
| 2007 | 11.39 % change on previous year | +65.1% |
| 2008 | 19.66 % change on previous year | +72.5% |
| 2009 | -1.69 % change on previous year | -108.6% |
| 2010 | 8.2 % change on previous year | -584.1% |
| 2011 | 6.68 % change on previous year | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 5.92 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 10.44 % change on previous year | +76.3% |
| 2014 | 12.5 % change on previous year | +19.7% |
| 2015 | 14.08 % change on previous year | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 4.12 % change on previous year | -70.7% |
| 2017 | -0.4327 % change on previous year | -110.5% |
| 2018 | 15.35 % change on previous year | -3648.1% |
| 2019 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -91.4% |
| 2020 | -1.5 % change on previous year | -213.3% |
| 2021 | 3.46 % change on previous year | -330.6% |
| 2022 | 11.22 % change on previous year | +224.1% |
| 2023 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -75.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +3648.1% | -0.4327 % change on previous year | 15.35 % change on previous year |
| 1972 | +1167.2% | 2.02 % change on previous year | 25.64 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.49 % change on previous year | 2.02 % change on previous year | 38.09 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 17.7 % change on previous year | 9.1 % change on previous year | 27.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.49 % change on previous year | 8.05 % change on previous year | 28.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.21 % change on previous year | -1.69 % change on previous year | 19.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.82 % change on previous year | -0.4327 % change on previous year | 15.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.99 % change on previous year | -1.5 % change on previous year | 11.22 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 189 Saint Lucia 3.56 % change on previous year compare
- 190 Thailand 3.13 % change on previous year compare
- 191 United Arab Emirates 3.02 % change on previous year compare
- 193 Czechoslovakia 2.76 % change on previous year compare
- 194 Maldives 2.72 % change on previous year compare
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -5.77 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 54.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4215 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 431.19 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth in Lesotho?
- Gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth in Lesotho was 2.79 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 38.09 % change on previous year in 1973.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.69 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth?
- Lesotho ranks 192nd out of 231 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value standard local currency, annual growth rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.3%. 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 Income — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.