Gross savings in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross savings was 13.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross savings in Lesotho, 1975–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross savings in Lesotho stood at 13.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.3% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross savings in Lesotho peaked at 49.6% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2017.
That places Lesotho 141st out of 177 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Gross savings in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 10.6% | — |
| 1976 | 12.6% | +18.9% |
| 1977 | 25.2% | +99.9% |
| 1978 | 38.6% | +53.1% |
| 1979 | 32.7% | -15.4% |
| 1980 | 49.6% | +51.7% |
| 1981 | 38.0% | -23.3% |
| 2007 | 42.9% | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 43.8% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | -31.4% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | -32.8% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -33.4% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | +32.3% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | +25.4% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | -28.7% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -57.6% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | +124.3% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 21.1% | +28.8% |
| 2024 | 21.3% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 13.6% | -36.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.9% | 10.6% | 38.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 43.8% | 38.0% | 49.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 30.1% | 43.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 7.4% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 13.6% | 21.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 138 Luxembourg 14.1% compare
- 139 Aruba 13.9% compare
- 140 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 13.8% compare
- 142 Costa Rica 13.6% compare
- 143 Haiti 13.4% compare
- 144 Chad 13.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 16.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.556 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 605.51 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 10,832 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5196 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 565.81 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 5,937 constant LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross savings in Lesotho?
- Gross savings in Lesotho was 13.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest gross savings recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 1980.
- What is the lowest gross savings recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross savings?
- Lesotho ranks 141st out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross savings rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Gross savings (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Savings is an amount that represents the part of disposable income (adjusted for the change in pension entitlements) that is not spent on final consumption. Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers. 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.