Price level index in Lesotho
Lesotho: Price level index was 34.2 GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Price level index in Lesotho, 1990–2025
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB). Measured in GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for price level index in Lesotho is 34.2 GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price level index in Lesotho peaked at 56.21 GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, 28.08 GDP, in 2002.
That places Lesotho 152nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Price level index in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.13 GDP | — |
| 1991 | 46.06 GDP | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 49.68 GDP | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 47.14 GDP | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 45.78 GDP | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 49.52 GDP | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 43.49 GDP | -12.2% |
| 1997 | 43.48 GDP | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 39.4 GDP | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 38.01 GDP | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 34.78 GDP | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 30.57 GDP | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 28.08 GDP | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 39.3 GDP | +40.0% |
| 2004 | 49.12 GDP | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 51.25 GDP | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 51.03 GDP | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 44.57 GDP | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 43.52 GDP | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 43.16 GDP | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 52 GDP | +20.5% |
| 2011 | 56.21 GDP | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 53.15 GDP | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 45.35 GDP | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 42.35 GDP | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 36.95 GDP | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 33.73 GDP | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 40.83 GDP | +21.0% |
| 2018 | 44.47 GDP | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 42.13 GDP | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 35.89 GDP | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 41.91 GDP | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 37.31 GDP | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 32 GDP | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 33.32 GDP | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 34.2 GDP | +2.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 34.2 GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.18 GDP, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 34.2 GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.48 GDP, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.57 GDP | 38.01 GDP | 49.68 GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.54 GDP | 28.08 GDP | 51.25 GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.72 GDP | 33.73 GDP | 56.21 GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.77 GDP | 32 GDP | 41.91 GDP | 6 |
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 price level index in Lesotho?
- Price level index in Lesotho was 34.2 GDP in 2025, according to World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest price level index recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 56.21 GDP in 2011.
- What is the lowest price level index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.08 GDP in 2002.
- How does Lesotho rank for price level index?
- Lesotho ranks 152nd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is price level index rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as part of Price level index (GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The price level index (PLI) is the ratio of a purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor to the corresponding market exchange rate between two countries, expressed relative to a base country that is set equal to 100. For this series the base country is the United States. It provides a measure of the differences in price level between the country and the United States by indicating the number of units of the common currency (US dollars) needed to buy the same volume of the aggregation level in each country. At the level of GDP, the price level ratio provides a measure of the differences in the general price levels of countries.