Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita was 3.11 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Lesotho, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Lesotho stood at 3.11 BoP, current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 90.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 5.93 BoP, current US$ per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.64 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2015.
That places Lesotho 169th out of 177 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 5.38 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1983 | 5.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 4.81 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.6% |
| 1985 | 3.54 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.4% |
| 1986 | 3.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 5.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +50.7% |
| 1988 | 4.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.5% |
| 1989 | 4.9 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 5.46 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 1991 | 5.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 5.93 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 5.4 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 5.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 5.51 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 4.67 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.2% |
| 1997 | 4.35 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 3.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -28.1% |
| 1999 | 2.59 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.1% |
| 2000 | 2.36 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 1.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.9% |
| 2002 | 1.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 2.78 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.0% |
| 2004 | 3.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 3.04 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 3.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 3.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 2.9 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 2.74 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 3.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 3.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 2.7 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 2.23 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 1.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 1.64 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 2.95 BoP, current US$ per person | +80.3% |
| 2017 | 3.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 2018 | 3.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 3.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 2.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 3.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 3.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 2.87 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 2.81 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 3.11 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 3.11 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.8 BoP, current US$ per person, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 3.11 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.58 BoP, current US$ per person, 11% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +80.3% | 1.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.95 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 4.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.72 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 166 France 5.5 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 167 China 4.42 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 168 Mozambique 3.47 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 170 Congo 2.95 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 171 Gabon 2 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 172 Ireland 1.18 BoP, current US$ per person compare
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 personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Lesotho?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Lesotho was 3.11 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 5.93 BoP, current US$ per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 BoP, current US$ per person in 2015.
- How does Lesotho rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 169th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Personal transfers, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.