Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) was 3,024 current international $ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Lesotho, 2007–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Lesotho stood at 3,024 current international $ per person. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Lesotho peaked at 3,024 current international $ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,299 current international $ per person, in 2007.
That places Lesotho 152nd out of 182 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current international $ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1,299 current international $ per person | — |
| 2008 | 1,372 current international $ per person | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 1,768 current international $ per person | +28.9% |
| 2010 | 2,011 current international $ per person | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 2,152 current international $ per person | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 2,276 current international $ per person | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 2,183 current international $ per person | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 2,197 current international $ per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2,378 current international $ per person | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 2,296 current international $ per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 2,477 current international $ per person | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 2,470 current international $ per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 2,358 current international $ per person | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 2,351 current international $ per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 2,269 current international $ per person | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 2,507 current international $ per person | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 2,636 current international $ per person | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 2,833 current international $ per person | +7.5% |
| 2025 | 3,024 current international $ per person | +6.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 3,024 current international $ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,794 current international $ per person, 63% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 3,024 current international $ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,018 current international $ per person, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,480 current international $ per person | 1,299 current international $ per person | 1,768 current international $ per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 2,280 current international $ per person | 2,011 current international $ per person | 2,477 current international $ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,603 current international $ per person | 2,269 current international $ per person | 3,024 current international $ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 149 Senegal 3,205 current international $ per person compare
- 150 Palestine 3,170 current international $ per person compare
- 151 Syria 3,043 current international $ per person compare
- 153 Guinea 3,013 current international $ per person compare
- 154 Benin 2,868 current international $ per person compare
- 155 Vanuatu 2,844 current 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 (current) in Lesotho?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Lesotho was 3,024 current international $ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3,024 current international $ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,299 current international $ per person in 2007.
- How does Lesotho rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current)?
- Lesotho ranks 152nd out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. 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, PPP (current international $), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current 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 (current 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 (current international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.