Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho
Lesotho: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho peaked at 0.1413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0176 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1980.
Lesotho ranks 124th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 0.028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0176 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 1981 | 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0979 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +366.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0724 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.0% |
| 1984 | 0.08 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0668 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.5% |
| 1986 | 0.063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0646 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0747 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0896 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0891 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0933 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0928 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0961 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0848 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0937 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0895 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0459 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -55.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +127.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1234 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -78.6% |
| 2006 | 0.033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0635 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +92.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0562 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0375 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -47.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0761 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +102.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0737 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0691 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0635 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0589 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0582 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0561 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0551 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0542 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0523 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0512 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0485 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0428 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0412 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +366.4% | 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0979 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2000 | +127.6% | 0.0459 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2011 | +102.6% | 0.0375 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0761 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2007 | +92.7% | 0.033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0635 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0298 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0648 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0176 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0979 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0884 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0459 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0878 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0609 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0375 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0761 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0484 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0542 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 121 Jamaica 0.0418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 122 Belarus 0.0414 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 123 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 125 Uzbekistan 0.0412 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 126 Curacao 0.0411 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 127 Albania 0.041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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 primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho was 0.0413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0176 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1980.
- How does Lesotho rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 124th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. 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 Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.