Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … unit GDP US in Lesotho
Lesotho: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … unit GDP US was 0.9676 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.9676 current US$ per US$ of GDP for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) in Lesotho peaked at 1.72 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.7636 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2016.
Lesotho ranks 10th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … unit GDP US in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 1.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 1.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 1967 | 1.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 1.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 1.13 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 1.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 1.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 1.29 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 1.3 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.4 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 1.57 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 1.72 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 1.64 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 1.35 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 1979 | 1.52 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 1980 | 1.3 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 1981 | 1.39 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9662 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8897 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9535 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9464 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8365 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7706 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7656 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7636 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8953 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8526 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8361 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.888 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8677 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9276 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.9676 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.9676 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7516 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.9676 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6927 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.42 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.72 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.3 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.39 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9365 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8897 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9662 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8489 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7636 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9464 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.902 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9676 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 7 Comoros 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Sao Tome and Principe 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Eritrea 0.9817 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Tonga 0.9621 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Haiti 0.9518 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Central African Republic 0.946 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 0.9676 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1976.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7636 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$)?
- Lesotho ranks 10th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.