Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.0206 million SLC per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Lesotho, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
In 2023, gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.0206 million SLC per person. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0206 million SLC per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million SLC per person, in 1971.
That places Lesotho 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +21.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +33.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +15.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +29.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +20.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +20.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +21.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +15.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +15.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +24.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +12.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0008 million SLC per person | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0011 million SLC per person | +17.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0013 million SLC per person | +20.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 million SLC per person | +14.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 million SLC per person | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0018 million SLC per person | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0021 million SLC per person | +18.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0024 million SLC per person | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0025 million SLC per person | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 million SLC per person | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0031 million SLC per person | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0035 million SLC per person | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0045 million SLC per person | +28.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0049 million SLC per person | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.005 million SLC per person | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0054 million SLC per person | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0062 million SLC per person | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0065 million SLC per person | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0069 million SLC per person | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0071 million SLC per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0076 million SLC per person | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0085 million SLC per person | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0101 million SLC per person | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0098 million SLC per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0105 million SLC per person | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0111 million SLC per person | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0117 million SLC per person | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0128 million SLC per person | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0142 million SLC per person | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 0.016 million SLC per person | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0165 million SLC per person | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0162 million SLC per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0184 million SLC per person | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0185 million SLC per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.018 million SLC per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0184 million SLC per person | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0202 million SLC per person | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0206 million SLC per person | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 million SLC per person | 0.0001 million SLC per person | 0.0004 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 million SLC per person | 0.0004 million SLC per person | 0.0015 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0029 million SLC per person | 0.0016 million SLC per person | 0.0049 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0073 million SLC per person | 0.005 million SLC per person | 0.0101 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0146 million SLC per person | 0.0105 million SLC per person | 0.0185 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0193 million SLC per person | 0.018 million SLC per person | 0.0206 million SLC per person | 4 |
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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, per capita in Lesotho?
- Gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0206 million SLC per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0206 million SLC per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 million SLC per person in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.2%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.