Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Lesotho, 1964–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0 units per person for manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.1% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0 units per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1965.
Lesotho ranks 53rd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | -8.1% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +150.0% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +73.1% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -13.8% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +73.0% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -38.0% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +32.0% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -27.0% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +26.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +19.7% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -11.3% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +22.5% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +50.8% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +20.1% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -25.8% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -15.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 5.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 9.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +150.0% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1967 | +73.1% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1979 | +73.0% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
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 manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Lesotho?
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Lesotho was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1965.
- How does Lesotho rank for manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 53rd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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 Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Manufacturing value added to gdp divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Manufacturing value added to gdp ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Manufacturing value added to gdp divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.