Industry (including construction), value added in Lesotho, Kingdom of
Lesotho, Kingdom of: Industry (including construction), value added was 0.4% in 2025. β Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in Lesotho, Kingdom of, 1971β2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Lesotho, Kingdom of is 0.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 80.5% on the previous year and down 88.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Lesotho, Kingdom of peaked at 48.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -14.2%, in 1983.
Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 146th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.6% | -5.2% | 23.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.8% | -14.2% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.5% | -2.2% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | -6.2% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | -10.4% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.5% | -11.9% | 8.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho, Kingdom of
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.044 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 22.74 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 16.61 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0602 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.9379 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 1,021 units per person (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -54.92 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Lesotho, Kingdom of was 0.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.2% in 1983.
- How does Lesotho, Kingdom of rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 146th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Lesotho, Kingdom of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho, Kingdom of data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.