Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Lesotho
Lesotho: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure was 1.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Lesotho, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Lesotho stood at 1.5%.
The figure is up 249.0% on the previous year and down 80.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Lesotho peaked at 41.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, -8.7%, in 2007.
Lesotho ranks 138th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.0% | — |
| 1962 | 16.7% | +458.3% |
| 1963 | 15.6% | -6.9% |
| 1964 | 9.2% | -41.2% |
| 1965 | 5.2% | -43.4% |
| 1966 | 16.9% | +226.0% |
| 1967 | -0.5% | -103.2% |
| 1968 | 3.4% | -718.2% |
| 1969 | 4.4% | +30.0% |
| 1970 | 8.8% | +101.1% |
| 1971 | 14.8% | +69.0% |
| 1972 | 20.2% | +36.7% |
| 1973 | 36.0% | +78.0% |
| 1974 | 31.5% | -12.5% |
| 1975 | 21.0% | -33.5% |
| 1976 | 27.0% | +28.5% |
| 1977 | 24.8% | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 13.7% | -44.8% |
| 1979 | 19.0% | +38.8% |
| 1980 | 17.6% | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 21.2% | +20.4% |
| 1982 | 17.5% | -17.5% |
| 1983 | 19.1% | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 14.8% | -22.4% |
| 1985 | 10.0% | -32.2% |
| 1986 | 14.5% | +44.1% |
| 1987 | 4.3% | -70.5% |
| 1988 | 23.8% | +458.6% |
| 1989 | 17.4% | -26.9% |
| 1990 | 6.6% | -62.1% |
| 1991 | 22.0% | +232.6% |
| 1992 | 8.5% | -61.2% |
| 1993 | 9.9% | +16.0% |
| 1994 | 5.5% | -44.8% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | +72.9% |
| 1996 | 12.1% | +28.0% |
| 1997 | 23.9% | +97.3% |
| 1998 | 41.0% | +71.8% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | -82.5% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -79.8% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | +998.7% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -61.7% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +22.1% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | +22.4% |
| 2007 | -8.7% | -192.1% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | -239.7% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | -32.1% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -48.8% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -62.7% |
| 2013 | -1.1% | -159.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -135.8% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | +1954.4% |
| 2016 | -1.6% | -120.9% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -499.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -98.5% |
| 2019 | -4.1% | -4234.5% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -138.7% |
| 2021 | -1.7% | -205.8% |
| 2022 | -0.2% | -87.4% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -4378.2% |
| 2024 | -1.0% | -111.3% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | -249.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.2% | -0.5% | 16.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.7% | 8.8% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.0% | 4.3% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 5.5% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | -8.7% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | -4.1% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | -1.7% | 9.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 135 Switzerland 1.5% compare
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- 140 Macau, China 1.3% compare
- 141 Republic of Korea 1.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1207 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 123.45 current US$ per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 2,263 current LCU per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1622 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 165.93 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 1,061 constant LCU per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual -3.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2516 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 273.96 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Lesotho?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Lesotho was 1.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.7% in 2007.
- How does Lesotho rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Lesotho ranks 138th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.