Manufacturing, value added in Lesotho
Lesotho: Manufacturing, value added was 9.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Lesotho, 1971–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2024, manufacturing, value added in Lesotho stood at 9.8%.
The figure is up 170.5% on the previous year and up 185.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Lesotho peaked at 60.5% in 1982 and was at its lowest, -13.9%, in 2023.
Lesotho ranks 20th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 6.2% | -9.0% | 35.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 15.6% | -7.4% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.6% | -0.2% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | -12.3% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | -11.4% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.6% | -13.9% | 9.8% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -54.9% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 4.3% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,021 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 12.1% (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 2.41 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,021 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 17.89 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 11.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 625.90 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 5.87 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Lesotho?
- Manufacturing, value added in Lesotho was 9.8% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 1982.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.9% in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Lesotho ranks 20th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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.