ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita was 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita in Lesotho, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per person.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 99.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 2.49 BoP, current US$ per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 189th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1918 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1656 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 0.144 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2266 BoP, current US$ per person | +57.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2825 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9524 BoP, current US$ per person | +237.2% |
| 2006 | 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +154.4% |
| 2007 | 1.97 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.9% |
| 2008 | 2.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8455 BoP, current US$ per person | -66.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3917 BoP, current US$ per person | -53.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6853 BoP, current US$ per person | +74.9% |
| 2012 | 1.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +68.3% |
| 2013 | 1.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8181 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.6% |
| 2016 | 1.37 BoP, current US$ per person | +67.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8543 BoP, current US$ per person | -37.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0386 BoP, current US$ per person | -95.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1909 BoP, current US$ per person | +395.0% |
| 2020 | 0.01 BoP, current US$ per person | -94.8% |
| 2021 | 1.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +15850.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per person | -99.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.22 BoP, current US$ per person, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.46 BoP, current US$ per person, 0% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +15850.5% | 0.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.59 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9686 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.144 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8092 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0386 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.56 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.272 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 186 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0223 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 187 Papua New Guinea 0.0186 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 188 Sudan 0.0185 BoP, current US$ per person 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 ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita in Lesotho?
- Ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita in Lesotho was 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.49 BoP, current US$ per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 189th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- ICT service exports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.