Labour share of GDP (%) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Labour share of GDP (%) was 54.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
54.6%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
32nd
of 104 countries
All-time high
56.6%
in 2020
All-time low
46.6%
in 2007
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Labour share of GDP in Lesotho, 2004–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, labour share of gdp in Lesotho stood at 54.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour share of gdp in Lesotho peaked at 56.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 2007.
That places Lesotho 32nd out of 104 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Labour share of GDP (%) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 53.0% | — |
| 2005 | 51.1% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50.9% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 49.9% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 51.9% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 54.6% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 54.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 56.1% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 55.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 56.6% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 54.5% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 54.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 54.4% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 54.6% | +0.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 54.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46.2%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 54.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.6%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.4% | 46.6% | 53.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 53.7% | 49.9% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 54.4% | 56.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 29 Portugal 55.9% compare
- 30 Czechia 55.7% compare
- 31 Serbia 55.3% compare
- 32 Costa Rica 54.6% compare
- 34 Australia 54.4% compare
- 34 Australia and New Zealand 54.4% compare
- 34 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 54.4% compare
- 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 54.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -71.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour share of gdp in Lesotho?
- Labour share of gdp in Lesotho was 54.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest labour share of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest labour share of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 2007.
- How does Lesotho rank for labour share of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 32nd out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour share of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Labour share of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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