Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Lesotho
Lesotho: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure was 2.49 billion current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 2.49 billion current US$ for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Lesotho peaked at 2.49 billion current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37.38 million current US$, in 1960.
Lesotho ranks 160th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.46 million current US$ | 37.38 million current US$ | 74.79 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 225.38 million current US$ | 81.34 million current US$ | 442.15 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 583.27 million current US$ | 562.08 million current US$ | 604.47 million current US$ | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.62 billion current US$ | 1.57 billion current US$ | 1.66 billion current US$ | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.02 billion current US$ | 1.61 billion current US$ | 2.34 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.09 billion current US$ | 1.82 billion current US$ | 2.49 billion current US$ | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 138.87 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate -3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 2,484 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.044 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 22.74 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 16.61 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0602 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Lesotho?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Lesotho was 2.49 billion current US$ in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.49 billion current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.38 million current US$ in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Lesotho ranks 160th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$). 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 is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.