Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … unit GDP PPP in Lesotho
Lesotho: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) was 2.78 current international $ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Lesotho, 2007–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Lesotho stood at 2.78 current international $ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Lesotho peaked at 2.86 current international $ per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.51 current international $ per US$ of GDP, in 2007.
Lesotho ranks 12th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.51 current international $ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2008 | 1.53 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.01 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +31.7% |
| 2010 | 1.8 current international $ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 1.68 current international $ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 1.87 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 1.9 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.87 current international $ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.12 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 2.31 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 2.32 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.11 current international $ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 2.18 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 2.56 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 2.13 current international $ per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 2.43 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 2.86 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 2024 | 2.77 current international $ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 2.78 current international $ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 2.78 current international $ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.8 current international $ per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 2.78 current international $ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.8 current international $ per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.68 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.51 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 2.01 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.02 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.68 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 2.32 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 2.13 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 2.86 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 9 Gambia 3.01 current international $ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Tajikistan 2.82 current international $ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Kyrgyzstan 2.78 current international $ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 2.56 current international $ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Iran 2.53 current international $ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Madagascar 2.51 current international $ per US$ of GDP 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 2.78 current international $ per US$ of GDP 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 2.86 current international $ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 current international $ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- How does Lesotho rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current)?
- Lesotho ranks 12th 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 30.9%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) divided by GDP (current US$), 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 $) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.