Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) was 1.52 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.52 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 249.0%
World rank
138th
of 177 countries
All-time high
40.99 % change on previous year
in 1998
All-time low
-8.7 % change on previous year
in 2007
Years of data
65
1961–2025
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) in Lesotho, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant lcu) in Lesotho stood at 1.52 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 (constant lcu) in Lesotho peaked at 40.99 % change on previous year in 1998 and was at its lowest, -8.7 % change on previous year, in 2007.
That places Lesotho 138th out of 177 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 (constant LCU) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 16.73 % change on previous year | +458.3% |
| 1963 | 15.58 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 1964 | 9.16 % change on previous year | -41.2% |
| 1965 | 5.19 % change on previous year | -43.4% |
| 1966 | 16.9 % change on previous year | +226.0% |
| 1967 | -0.5422 % change on previous year | -103.2% |
| 1968 | 3.35 % change on previous year | -718.2% |
| 1969 | 4.36 % change on previous year | +30.0% |
| 1970 | 8.76 % change on previous year | +101.1% |
| 1971 | 14.8 % change on previous year | +69.0% |
| 1972 | 20.24 % change on previous year | +36.7% |
| 1973 | 36.04 % change on previous year | +78.0% |
| 1974 | 31.53 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 1975 | 20.98 % change on previous year | -33.5% |
| 1976 | 26.96 % change on previous year | +28.5% |
| 1977 | 24.82 % change on previous year | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 13.7 % change on previous year | -44.8% |
| 1979 | 19.02 % change on previous year | +38.8% |
| 1980 | 17.58 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 21.16 % change on previous year | +20.4% |
| 1982 | 17.46 % change on previous year | -17.5% |
| 1983 | 19.09 % change on previous year | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 14.81 % change on previous year | -22.4% |
| 1985 | 10.05 % change on previous year | -32.2% |
| 1986 | 14.47 % change on previous year | +44.1% |
| 1987 | 4.27 % change on previous year | -70.5% |
| 1988 | 23.85 % change on previous year | +458.5% |
| 1989 | 17.43 % change on previous year | -26.9% |
| 1990 | 6.61 % change on previous year | -62.1% |
| 1991 | 21.98 % change on previous year | +232.6% |
| 1992 | 8.54 % change on previous year | -61.2% |
| 1993 | 9.9 % change on previous year | +16.0% |
| 1994 | 5.46 % change on previous year | -44.8% |
| 1995 | 9.45 % change on previous year | +72.9% |
| 1996 | 12.09 % change on previous year | +28.0% |
| 1997 | 23.86 % change on previous year | +97.3% |
| 1998 | 40.99 % change on previous year | +71.8% |
| 1999 | 7.19 % change on previous year | -82.5% |
| 2000 | 7.67 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -79.8% |
| 2002 | 17.03 % change on previous year | +998.7% |
| 2003 | 6.52 % change on previous year | -61.7% |
| 2004 | 6.33 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 7.72 % change on previous year | +22.1% |
| 2006 | 9.45 % change on previous year | +22.4% |
| 2007 | -8.7 % change on previous year | -192.1% |
| 2008 | 12.16 % change on previous year | -239.7% |
| 2009 | 8.25 % change on previous year | -32.1% |
| 2010 | 9.38 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 4.8 % change on previous year | -48.8% |
| 2012 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -62.7% |
| 2013 | -1.07 % change on previous year | -159.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3827 % change on previous year | -135.7% |
| 2015 | 7.87 % change on previous year | +1955.8% |
| 2016 | -1.65 % change on previous year | -120.9% |
| 2017 | 6.58 % change on previous year | -499.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0987 % change on previous year | -98.5% |
| 2019 | -4.07 % change on previous year | -4225.1% |
| 2020 | 1.58 % change on previous year | -138.7% |
| 2021 | -1.67 % change on previous year | -205.7% |
| 2022 | -0.2107 % change on previous year | -87.4% |
| 2023 | 9.01 % change on previous year | -4375.4% |
| 2024 | -1.02 % change on previous year | -111.3% |
| 2025 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -249.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.52 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.63 % change on previous year, 33% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.52 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.6 % change on previous year, 42% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +4375.4% | -0.2107 % change on previous year | 9.01 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | -4225.1% | 0.0987 % change on previous year | -4.07 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | +1955.8% | 0.3827 % change on previous year | 7.87 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +998.7% | 1.55 % change on previous year | 17.03 % change on previous year |
| 1968 | +718.2% | -0.5422 % change on previous year | 3.35 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.19 % change on previous year | -0.5422 % change on previous year | 16.9 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.68 % change on previous year | 8.76 % change on previous year | 36.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.02 % change on previous year | 4.27 % change on previous year | 23.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.61 % change on previous year | 5.46 % change on previous year | 40.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.8 % change on previous year | -8.7 % change on previous year | 17.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.41 % change on previous year | -4.07 % change on previous year | 9.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 % change on previous year | -1.67 % change on previous year | 9.01 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 135 Switzerland 1.54 % change on previous year compare
- 136 Bermuda 1.54 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Zimbabwe 1.53 % change on previous year compare
- 139 Netherlands 1.5 % change on previous year compare
- 140 Macao 1.33 % change on previous year compare
- 141 South Korea 1.32 % change on previous year compare
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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant lcu) in Lesotho?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant lcu) in Lesotho was 1.52 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant lcu) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 40.99 % change on previous year in 1998.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant lcu) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.7 % change on previous year in 2007.
- How does Lesotho rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant lcu)?
- Lesotho ranks 138th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant lcu) 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU), 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.