Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant) was 183,855 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant) in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 183,855 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) in Lesotho peaked at 183,855 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20,149 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 132nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20,149 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 24,577 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1992 | 26,675 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 29,318 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 30,919 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 33,840 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 37,932 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 46,982 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1998 | 66,241 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 1999 | 71,003 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 76,451 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 77,636 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 90,854 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2003 | 96,777 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 102,899 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 110,846 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 121,321 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 110,763 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 124,227 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 134,477 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 147,096 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 154,162 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 156,927 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 155,247 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 155,841 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 168,102 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 165,334 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 176,219 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 176,393 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 169,215 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 171,880 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 169,017 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 168,661 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 183,855 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +9.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 183,855 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 331,973 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 183,855 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 206,373 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre, 89% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38,764 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 20,149 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 71,003 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 104,625 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 76,451 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 134,477 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 162,454 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 147,096 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 176,393 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 173,353 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 168,661 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 183,855 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 129 Cameroon 206,373 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre compare
- 130 Kyrgyzstan 199,296 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre compare
- 131 East Timor 195,098 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre compare
- 133 Russia 171,132 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre compare
- 134 Paraguay 163,998 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre compare
- 135 Zimbabwe 155,710 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre 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, ppp (constant) in Lesotho?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) in Lesotho was 183,855 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 183,855 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,149 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant)?
- Lesotho ranks 132nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant 2021 international $) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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, PPP (constant 2021 international $) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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, PPP (constant 2021 international $) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.