Services, value added in Lesotho
Lesotho: Services, value added was 4.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Lesotho, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Lesotho is 4.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 21.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Lesotho peaked at 32.6% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -7.0%, in 1975.
Lesotho ranks 79th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Services, value added in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 10.2% | — |
| 1973 | -5.3% | -152.0% |
| 1974 | 32.6% | -712.9% |
| 1975 | -7.0% | -121.6% |
| 1976 | -5.0% | -29.7% |
| 1977 | 20.2% | -507.7% |
| 1978 | 4.7% | -76.9% |
| 1979 | 22.7% | +386.7% |
| 1980 | -4.8% | -121.0% |
| 1981 | 7.5% | -256.6% |
| 1982 | 3.0% | -59.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -97.8% |
| 1984 | 5.0% | +7576.5% |
| 1985 | 6.0% | +21.1% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | -70.3% |
| 1987 | 4.3% | +141.6% |
| 1988 | 3.5% | -19.2% |
| 1989 | 5.4% | +53.2% |
| 1990 | 4.9% | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 5.4% | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | -48.8% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -18.9% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | +67.3% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | +57.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -90.0% |
| 1997 | 6.5% | +994.0% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -91.7% |
| 2000 | -3.7% | -667.6% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -202.2% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -56.3% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +185.9% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -29.9% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -27.8% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +20.9% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +75.9% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -53.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -84.0% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +1093.3% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +24.5% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -40.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -82.0% |
| 2017 | -2.2% | -417.5% |
| 2018 | -2.6% | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -237.6% |
| 2020 | -5.7% | -261.5% |
| 2021 | -0.8% | -86.3% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -438.2% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +107.8% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | -21.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 4.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 4.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.8%, 84% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +7576.5% | 0.1% | 5.0% |
| 2010 | +1093.3% | 0.4% | 4.5% |
| 1997 | +994.0% | 0.6% | 6.5% |
| 1974 | +712.9% | -5.3% | 32.6% |
| 2000 | -667.6% | 0.6% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.1% | -7.0% | 32.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | -4.8% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 0.6% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | -3.7% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | -2.6% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | -5.7% | 5.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 76 Andorra 4.1% compare
- 77 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.1% compare
- 78 Antigua and Barbuda 4.0% compare
- 80 Channel Islands 4.0% compare
- 81 Colombia 3.9% compare
- 82 Bulgaria 3.9% 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 services, value added in Lesotho?
- Services, value added in Lesotho was 4.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 1974.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.0% in 1975.
- How does Lesotho rank for services, value added?
- Lesotho ranks 79th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.