Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current in Lesotho
Lesotho: Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current was 18,849 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 18,849 current LCU per person for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Lesotho peaked at 18,849 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 36.24 current LCU per person, in 1961.
That places Lesotho 143rd out of 190 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 … capita LCU current in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36.25 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 36.24 current LCU per person | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 41.06 current LCU per person | +13.3% |
| 1963 | 46.07 current LCU per person | +12.2% |
| 1964 | 48.83 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 49.88 current LCU per person | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 56.47 current LCU per person | +13.2% |
| 1967 | 54.19 current LCU per person | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 53.99 current LCU per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 54.33 current LCU per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 57 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 63.15 current LCU per person | +10.8% |
| 1972 | 73.3 current LCU per person | +16.1% |
| 1973 | 96.32 current LCU per person | +31.4% |
| 1974 | 122.4 current LCU per person | +27.1% |
| 1975 | 143.04 current LCU per person | +16.9% |
| 1976 | 175.87 current LCU per person | +22.9% |
| 1977 | 213.26 current LCU per person | +21.3% |
| 1978 | 235.68 current LCU per person | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 272.51 current LCU per person | +15.6% |
| 1980 | 311.24 current LCU per person | +14.2% |
| 1981 | 366.29 current LCU per person | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 5,862 current LCU per person | +1500.5% |
| 2008 | 6,604 current LCU per person | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 7,101 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 7,755 current LCU per person | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 8,447 current LCU per person | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 9,140 current LCU per person | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 9,290 current LCU per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 9,814 current LCU per person | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 10,952 current LCU per person | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 11,147 current LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 12,756 current LCU per person | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 13,209 current LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 13,072 current LCU per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 13,426 current LCU per person | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 13,199 current LCU per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 14,620 current LCU per person | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 15,699 current LCU per person | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 17,393 current LCU per person | +10.8% |
| 2025 | 18,849 current LCU per person | +8.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 18,849 current LCU per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 177,353 current LCU per person, 11% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 18,849 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 408,820 current LCU per person, 5% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +1500.5% | 366.29 current LCU per person | 5,862 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.73 current LCU per person | 36.24 current LCU per person | 56.47 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 145.25 current LCU per person | 57 current LCU per person | 272.51 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 338.77 current LCU per person | 311.24 current LCU per person | 366.29 current LCU per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 6,522 current LCU per person | 5,862 current LCU per person | 7,101 current LCU per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 10,558 current LCU per person | 7,755 current LCU per person | 13,209 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,531 current LCU per person | 13,199 current LCU per person | 18,849 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 57.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0799 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 87.06 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 50.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0584 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 63.57 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0303 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 33.01 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0491 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Lesotho?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Lesotho was 18,849 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 18,849 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.24 current LCU per person in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu)?
- Lesotho ranks 143rd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. 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 (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.