Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant) was 2,373 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant) in Lesotho, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2021 international $ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) in Lesotho stood at 2,373 constant 2021 international $ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) in Lesotho peaked at 2,480 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 338.02 constant 2021 international $ per person, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 148th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | constant 2021 international $ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 338.02 constant 2021 international $ per person | — |
| 1991 | 405 constant 2021 international $ per person | +19.8% |
| 1992 | 432.32 constant 2021 international $ per person | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 468.02 constant 2021 international $ per person | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 486.96 constant 2021 international $ per person | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 526.48 constant 2021 international $ per person | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 583.86 constant 2021 international $ per person | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 717.44 constant 2021 international $ per person | +22.9% |
| 1998 | 1,007 constant 2021 international $ per person | +40.3% |
| 1999 | 1,076 constant 2021 international $ per person | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 1,158 constant 2021 international $ per person | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 1,178 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1,383 constant 2021 international $ per person | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 1,480 constant 2021 international $ per person | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 1,585 constant 2021 international $ per person | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 1,723 constant 2021 international $ per person | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 1,894 constant 2021 international $ per person | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 1,722 constant 2021 international $ per person | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 1,918 constant 2021 international $ per person | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 2,061 constant 2021 international $ per person | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 2,237 constant 2021 international $ per person | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 2,324 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 2,342 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2,292 constant 2021 international $ per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 2,275 constant 2021 international $ per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2,425 constant 2021 international $ per person | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 2,356 constant 2021 international $ per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 2,480 constant 2021 international $ per person | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 2,453 constant 2021 international $ per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 2,325 constant 2021 international $ per person | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 2,334 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 2,269 constant 2021 international $ per person | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 2,240 constant 2021 international $ per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 2,415 constant 2021 international $ per person | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 2,364 constant 2021 international $ per person | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 2,373 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 2,373 constant 2021 international $ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,353 constant 2021 international $ per person, 55% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 2,373 constant 2021 international $ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,578 constant 2021 international $ per person, 92% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 604.07 constant 2021 international $ per person | 338.02 constant 2021 international $ per person | 1,076 constant 2021 international $ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,610 constant 2021 international $ per person | 1,158 constant 2021 international $ per person | 2,061 constant 2021 international $ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,351 constant 2021 international $ per person | 2,237 constant 2021 international $ per person | 2,480 constant 2021 international $ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,332 constant 2021 international $ per person | 2,240 constant 2021 international $ per person | 2,415 constant 2021 international $ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 145 Benin 2,578 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 146 Gambia 2,462 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 147 Haiti 2,433 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 149 Sierra Leone 2,307 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 150 Ethiopia 2,285 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 151 Mali 2,257 constant 2021 international $ per person 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 2,373 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2,480 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 338.02 constant 2021 international $ per person in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant)?
- Lesotho ranks 148th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 capita. 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 Population, total, 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 $) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.