Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … US capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … US capita was 1,054 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1,054 current US$ per person for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) in Lesotho peaked at 1,163 current US$ per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 50.74 current US$ per person, in 1961.
That places Lesotho 161st 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 expenditure … US capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.75 current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 50.74 current US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 57.48 current US$ per person | +13.3% |
| 1963 | 64.49 current US$ per person | +12.2% |
| 1964 | 68.36 current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 69.83 current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 79.06 current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 1967 | 75.87 current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 75.59 current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 76.07 current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 79.8 current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 88.29 current US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 1972 | 95.36 current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 138.8 current US$ per person | +45.6% |
| 1974 | 180.13 current US$ per person | +29.8% |
| 1975 | 193.43 current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 202.25 current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 245.25 current US$ per person | +21.3% |
| 1978 | 271.03 current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 323.64 current US$ per person | +19.4% |
| 1980 | 399.62 current US$ per person | +23.5% |
| 1981 | 417.43 current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 832.09 current US$ per person | +99.3% |
| 2008 | 799.36 current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 837.96 current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 1,059 current US$ per person | +26.4% |
| 2011 | 1,163 current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 1,113 current US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 962.8 current US$ per person | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 904.31 current US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 858.37 current US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 757.83 current US$ per person | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 957.37 current US$ per person | +26.3% |
| 2018 | 998.09 current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 904.72 current US$ per person | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 815.7 current US$ per person | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 893.12 current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 893.86 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 850.9 current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 948.96 current US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 2025 | 1,054 current US$ per person | +11.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1,054 current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,876 current US$ per person, 56% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1,054 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 967.01 current US$ per person, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … US capita 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 | +99.3% | 417.43 current US$ per person | 832.09 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.82 current US$ per person | 50.74 current US$ per person | 79.06 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 181.8 current US$ per person | 79.8 current US$ per person | 323.64 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 408.53 current US$ per person | 399.62 current US$ per person | 417.43 current US$ per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 823.14 current US$ per person | 799.36 current US$ per person | 837.96 current US$ per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 967.94 current US$ per person | 757.83 current US$ per person | 1,163 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 909.37 current US$ per person | 815.7 current US$ per person | 1,054 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 158 Syria 1,207 current US$ per person compare
- 159 Mauritania 1,186 current US$ per person compare
- 160 East Timor 1,114 current US$ per person compare
- 162 Benin 967.01 current US$ per person compare
- 163 Sudan 949.58 current US$ per person compare
- 164 Turkmenistan 912.8 current US$ per person compare
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 us$) in Lesotho?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) in Lesotho was 1,054 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1,163 current US$ per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.74 current US$ per person in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$)?
- Lesotho ranks 161st out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. 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 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 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 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.