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 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufacturing, value added in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.8% | — |
| 1972 | -9.0% | -336.8% |
| 1973 | 15.5% | -272.4% |
| 1974 | 5.9% | -62.0% |
| 1975 | -8.3% | -241.6% |
| 1976 | 15.2% | -281.8% |
| 1977 | -5.3% | -134.7% |
| 1978 | 2.8% | -152.8% |
| 1979 | 35.1% | +1164.0% |
| 1980 | 16.7% | -52.4% |
| 1981 | 6.4% | -61.7% |
| 1982 | 60.5% | +845.9% |
| 1983 | 17.4% | -71.3% |
| 1984 | 9.2% | -46.9% |
| 1985 | -7.4% | -179.8% |
| 1986 | 16.6% | -325.3% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | -77.3% |
| 1988 | 24.6% | +550.3% |
| 1989 | 8.6% | -64.9% |
| 1990 | 9.4% | +9.0% |
| 1991 | -0.0% | -100.2% |
| 1992 | 12.9% | -71132.3% |
| 1993 | 15.0% | +16.2% |
| 1994 | 3.7% | -75.4% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | +47.2% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | -56.2% |
| 1997 | 16.9% | +608.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -94.4% |
| 1999 | -0.2% | -118.9% |
| 2000 | 18.3% | -10388.8% |
| 2001 | 27.3% | +49.1% |
| 2002 | 30.1% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | -56.0% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | -55.7% |
| 2005 | -12.3% | -309.7% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -177.8% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -88.9% |
| 2008 | -2.4% | -325.7% |
| 2009 | -3.3% | +38.2% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -198.0% |
| 2011 | -2.8% | -186.9% |
| 2012 | -4.2% | +46.4% |
| 2013 | -4.1% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | -11.4% | +178.8% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | -234.2% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | +14.8% |
| 2017 | -9.5% | -154.2% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | -248.9% |
| 2019 | -0.8% | -105.3% |
| 2020 | -9.1% | +1112.0% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -180.7% |
| 2022 | -2.3% | -131.0% |
| 2023 | -13.9% | +507.9% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | -170.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 9.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.7%, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 9.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.5%, 2.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing, value added in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +71132.3% | -0.0% | 12.9% |
| 2000 | +10388.8% | -0.2% | 18.3% |
| 1979 | +1164.0% | 2.8% | 35.1% |
| 2020 | -1112.0% | -0.8% | -9.1% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -5.77 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 54.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4215 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 431.19 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
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 192 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.