Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Lesotho
Lesotho: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series was 17.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Lesotho, 2007–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Lesotho is 17.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 77.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Lesotho peaked at 17.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
Lesotho ranks 85th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2008 | 7.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 8.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 6.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 6.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 7.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 8.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 8.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 9.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 11.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 11.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 11.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 12.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 14.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 12.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 14.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 17.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +20.1% |
| 2024 | 17 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 17.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 17.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 26% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 17.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 331.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 5% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 8.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 12.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 12.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 17.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 82 Thailand 19.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 83 Uruguay 18.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 84 Sierra Leone 17.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 86 Zimbabwe 16.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 87 Eritrea 15.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 88 Moldova 15.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP 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: linked series in Lesotho?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series in Lesotho was 17.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 17.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Lesotho rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series?
- Lesotho ranks 85th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure: linked series rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.