Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Lesotho
Lesotho: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Lesotho, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Lesotho is 0.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 119.1% on the previous year and down 93.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Lesotho peaked at 40.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, -9.1%, in 2007.
That places Lesotho 134th out of 172 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 per capita growth in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.0% | — |
| 1962 | 13.3% | -39539.2% |
| 1963 | 12.2% | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 6.0% | -50.8% |
| 1965 | 2.1% | -64.2% |
| 1966 | 13.2% | +515.1% |
| 1967 | -4.0% | -130.5% |
| 1968 | -0.4% | -90.9% |
| 1969 | 0.6% | -271.4% |
| 1970 | 4.9% | +678.2% |
| 1971 | 10.8% | +119.5% |
| 1972 | 16.1% | +49.2% |
| 1973 | 31.4% | +95.2% |
| 1974 | 27.1% | -13.8% |
| 1975 | 16.9% | -37.7% |
| 1976 | 22.9% | +36.1% |
| 1977 | 21.3% | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 10.5% | -50.6% |
| 1979 | 15.6% | +48.7% |
| 1980 | 14.2% | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 17.7% | +24.5% |
| 1982 | 14.1% | -20.3% |
| 1983 | 15.7% | +11.4% |
| 1984 | 11.6% | -26.3% |
| 1985 | 7.0% | -39.8% |
| 1986 | 11.6% | +66.5% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | -82.9% |
| 1988 | 21.3% | +968.4% |
| 1989 | 15.1% | -29.1% |
| 1990 | 4.6% | -69.5% |
| 1991 | 19.8% | +331.7% |
| 1992 | 6.7% | -66.0% |
| 1993 | 8.3% | +22.4% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | -51.0% |
| 1995 | 8.1% | +100.6% |
| 1996 | 10.9% | +34.3% |
| 1997 | 22.9% | +109.9% |
| 1998 | 40.3% | +76.1% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | -82.8% |
| 2000 | 7.6% | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -77.7% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | +919.8% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | -59.5% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | +23.2% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | +13.6% |
| 2007 | -9.1% | -191.8% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -225.4% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | -34.5% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -54.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -80.0% |
| 2013 | -2.1% | -375.4% |
| 2014 | -0.8% | -64.6% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -975.3% |
| 2016 | -2.8% | -142.9% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -285.5% |
| 2018 | -1.1% | -121.2% |
| 2019 | -5.2% | +365.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -107.3% |
| 2021 | -2.8% | -835.2% |
| 2022 | -1.3% | -54.0% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -709.0% |
| 2024 | -2.1% | -127.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -119.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.8% | -4.0% | 13.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.7% | 4.9% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.0% | 2.0% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 4.0% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | -9.1% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | -5.2% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | -2.8% | 7.8% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 8.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 9,649 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3762 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 409.71 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 13.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3089 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 336.38 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Lesotho?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Lesotho was 0.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.1% in 2007.
- How does Lesotho rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth?
- Lesotho ranks 134th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.9%. 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 per capita growth (annual %). 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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.