Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per in Lesotho
Lesotho: Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per was 0.2516 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2516 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 10.5%
World rank
87th
of 207 countries
All-time high
0.4056 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2008
All-time low
0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1963
Years of data
63
1963–2025
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per in Lesotho, 1963–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in Lesotho is 0.2516 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in Lesotho peaked at 0.4056 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1963.
That places Lesotho 87th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1964 | 0.0367 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +55.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0521 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0673 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.1% |
| 1967 | 0.118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +75.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.112 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1324 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1919 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1513 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 1978 | 0.213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2509 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1539 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1232 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1353 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1401 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1456 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1757 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.6% |
| 1989 | 0.187 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2785 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2963 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3071 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3114 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2965 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3225 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3516 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3799 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.387 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3647 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3467 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3377 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3548 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3913 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.333 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3146 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.332 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2902 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2857 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3114 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2852 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 0.281 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.2516 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0735 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.149 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2509 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1232 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2962 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3652 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.333 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3112 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2857 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2924 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2516 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 84 Morocco 0.2525 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 85 India 0.252 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 86 Germany 0.2516 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 88 Switzerland 0.25 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 89 Kosovo 0.2497 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 90 Panama 0.249 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 1,061 constant LCU per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual -3.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 273.96 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual -5.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 4.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 4,901 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.4399 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2655 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 289.13 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 0.4399 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in Lesotho?
- Industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per in Lesotho was 0.2516 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4056 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1963.
- How does Lesotho rank for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per?
- Lesotho ranks 87th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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 Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.