Price level index in Lesotho
Lesotho: Price level index was 34.84 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2025. ▼ Falling
Price level index in Lesotho, 1999–2025
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB). Measured in Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure.
Analysis
In 2025, price level index in Lesotho stood at 34.84 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price level index in Lesotho peaked at 65.77 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2005 and was at its lowest, 32.28 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, in 2023.
Lesotho ranks 160th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Price level index in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 53.98 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | — |
| 2000 | 48.79 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 34.57 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -29.1% |
| 2002 | 37.19 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 54.03 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +45.3% |
| 2004 | 64.72 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +19.8% |
| 2005 | 65.77 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 63.47 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 64.06 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 58.25 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 47.39 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 52.67 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 54.07 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 48.9 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 44.1 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 41.17 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 36.09 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 33 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 38.65 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 40.4 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 38.37 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 34.7 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 39.36 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 35.66 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 32.28 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 33.49 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 34.84 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.98 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 53.98 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 53.98 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.82 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 34.57 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 65.77 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.74 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 33 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 54.07 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.06 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 32.28 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 39.36 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 157 Cameroon 35.92 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 158 Malawi 35.82 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 159 Philippines 35.71 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 161 Kenya 34.79 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 162 Eritrea 34.47 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 163 Angola 34.42 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 16.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.556 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 605.51 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 10,832 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5196 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 565.81 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 5,937 constant LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is price level index in Lesotho?
- Price level index in Lesotho was 34.84 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 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 65.77 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2005.
- What is the lowest price level index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.28 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for price level index?
- Lesotho ranks 160th 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 3.5%. 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 (Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure). 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. This indicator provides a measure of the differences in the price levels of countries at the level of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure.