Industry (including construction), value added in Lesotho
Lesotho: Industry (including construction), value added was 25.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Lesotho, 1963–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Lesotho is 25.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Lesotho peaked at 40.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1963.
Lesotho ranks 87th of 207 countries on this measure, 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 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 2.4% | — |
| 1964 | 3.7% | +55.3% |
| 1965 | 5.2% | +42.0% |
| 1966 | 6.7% | +29.1% |
| 1967 | 11.8% | +75.4% |
| 1968 | 10.3% | -12.3% |
| 1969 | 11.3% | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 10.2% | -10.2% |
| 1971 | 10.2% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 11.0% | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 11.2% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 12.5% | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 13.2% | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 19.2% | +44.9% |
| 1977 | 15.1% | -21.2% |
| 1978 | 21.3% | +40.8% |
| 1979 | 25.1% | +17.8% |
| 1980 | 24.2% | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 22.4% | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 15.4% | -31.2% |
| 1983 | 12.3% | -20.0% |
| 1984 | 13.5% | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 12.9% | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 14.0% | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 14.6% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 17.6% | +20.6% |
| 1989 | 18.7% | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 21.4% | +14.2% |
| 1991 | 27.8% | +30.4% |
| 1992 | 29.6% | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 30.7% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 31.1% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 30.9% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 32.5% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 29.6% | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 30.3% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 32.2% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 35.2% | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 38.7% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 36.5% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 34.7% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 33.8% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 35.5% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 39.1% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 40.6% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 31.5% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 30.8% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 33.7% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 30.6% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 30.5% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 28.5% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 28.1% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 25.2% | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.3% | 2.4% | 11.8% | 7 |
| 1970s | 14.9% | 10.2% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.5% | 12.3% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.6% | 21.4% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 33.3% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 28.6% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 25.2% | 32.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9379 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,021 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 8.63 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 9,403 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -25.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP -0.3319 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita -361.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate -22.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Lesotho?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Lesotho was 25.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1963.
- How does Lesotho rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Lesotho ranks 87th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added 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 Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.