International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … capita was 1,037 US dollar per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per in Lesotho, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in Lesotho is 1,037 US dollar per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 20.3% on the previous year and up 69.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in Lesotho peaked at 1,264 US dollar per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 249.66 US dollar per person, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 131st of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 249.66 US dollar per person | — |
| 2001 | 249.93 US dollar per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 311.65 US dollar per person | +24.7% |
| 2003 | 413.4 US dollar per person | +32.6% |
| 2004 | 529.8 US dollar per person | +28.2% |
| 2005 | 515.39 US dollar per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 636 US dollar per person | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 896 US dollar per person | +40.9% |
| 2008 | 831.16 US dollar per person | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 1,264 US dollar per person | +52.1% |
| 2010 | 1,032 US dollar per person | -18.4% |
| 2011 | 643.86 US dollar per person | -37.6% |
| 2012 | 657.39 US dollar per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 715.38 US dollar per person | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 720.85 US dollar per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 613.49 US dollar per person | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 606.21 US dollar per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 649.07 US dollar per person | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 609.25 US dollar per person | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 602.72 US dollar per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 758.97 US dollar per person | +25.9% |
| 2021 | 733.37 US dollar per person | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 689.19 US dollar per person | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 791.86 US dollar per person | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 862.12 US dollar per person | +8.9% |
| 2025 | 1,037 US dollar per person | +20.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1,037 US dollar per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 905.82 US dollar per person, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1,037 US dollar per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 527.09 US dollar per person, 2.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 589.74 US dollar per person | 249.66 US dollar per person | 1,264 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 684.99 US dollar per person | 602.72 US dollar per person | 1,032 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 812.12 US dollar per person | 689.19 US dollar per person | 1,037 US dollar per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in Lesotho?
- International investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per in Lesotho was 1,037 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1,264 US dollar per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 249.66 US dollar per person in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per?
- Lesotho ranks 131st out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.1%. 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 International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- International Investment Position International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.