Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP in Lesotho
Lesotho: Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP was 200,671 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Lesotho, 2007–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Lesotho stood at 200,671 current international $ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Lesotho peaked at 200,671 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 83,566 current international $ per square kilometre, in 2007.
Lesotho ranks 138th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current international $ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 83,566 current international $ per square kilometre | — |
| 2008 | 88,885 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 115,382 current international $ per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2010 | 132,254 current international $ per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 142,733 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 152,521 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 147,890 current international $ per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 150,496 current international $ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 164,870 current international $ per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 161,142 current international $ per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 175,982 current international $ per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 177,675 current international $ per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 171,594 current international $ per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 173,129 current international $ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 169,017 current international $ per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 188,774 current international $ per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 200,671 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 200,671 current international $ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 315,640 current international $ per square kilometre, 64% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 200,671 current international $ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 213,178 current international $ per square kilometre, 94% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95,944 current international $ per square kilometre | 83,566 current international $ per square kilometre | 115,382 current international $ per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2010s | 157,716 current international $ per square kilometre | 132,254 current international $ per square kilometre | 177,675 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 182,898 current international $ per square kilometre | 169,017 current international $ per square kilometre | 200,671 current international $ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 135 Cameroon 225,684 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 136 Kyrgyzstan 224,968 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 137 East Timor 213,134 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 139 Russia 191,878 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 140 Paraguay 186,015 current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 141 Bhutan 185,175 current international $ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 57.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0799 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 87.06 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 50.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0584 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 63.57 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0303 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 33.01 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0491 % change on previous year (2025)
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 200,671 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 200,671 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 83,566 current international $ per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Lesotho rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current)?
- Lesotho ranks 138th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. 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 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 (current 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 (current 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 (current 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.