Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita was 0.0011 million USD per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita in Lesotho, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0011 million USD per person for gross national income — value us$, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value us$, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0015 million USD per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million USD per person, in 1971.
That places Lesotho 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +12.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +47.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +17.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +19.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +20.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +21.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +24.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -15.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -27.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +31.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +15.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +14.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +46.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +24.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 million USD per person | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +24.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 million USD per person | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 million USD per person | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 million USD per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 million USD per person | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 million USD per person | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 million USD per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 0.0008 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 0.0012 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 million USD per person | 0.0011 million USD per person | 0.0015 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 million USD per person | 0.0011 million USD per person | 0.0012 million USD 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 us$, per capita in Lesotho?
- Gross national income — value us$, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0011 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national income — value us$, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 million USD per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value us$, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 million USD per person in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross national income — value us$, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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 National Income — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross National Income — Value US$ 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 US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross National Income — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Gross National Income — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.