Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) was 14.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a in Lesotho, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in Lesotho is 14.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in Lesotho peaked at 24.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2014.
Lesotho ranks 55th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.1% | — |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +21.3% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | +28.8% |
| 2003 | 23.7% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | -15.3% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 14.7% | +1.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 14.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.3%, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 14.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.0%, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.0% | 14.1% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 12.0% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 13.9% | 17.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in Lesotho?
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in Lesotho was 14.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2014.
- How does Lesotho rank for manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a?
- Lesotho ranks 55th out of 229 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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