Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita (capita 2015) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita (capita 2015) was 565.81 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Lesotho, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Lesotho is 565.81 constant 2015 US$ per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 577.79 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 168.92 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1973.
Lesotho ranks 171st of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita (capita 2015) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 179.85 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 173.56 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 184.72 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 168.92 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.5% |
| 1974 | 216.42 constant 2015 US$ per person | +28.1% |
| 1975 | 194.33 constant 2015 US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 178.87 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 208.9 constant 2015 US$ per person | +16.8% |
| 1978 | 212.51 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 253.35 constant 2015 US$ per person | +19.2% |
| 1980 | 234.35 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 1981 | 244.62 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 244.73 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 237.92 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 242.72 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 250.18 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 248.29 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 253.38 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 256.77 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 265.13 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 272.8 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 282.46 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 285.49 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 287.52 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 294.31 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 307.93 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 306.46 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 323.78 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 347.29 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 348.63 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 335.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 348.85 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 355.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 374.22 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 389.28 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 402.23 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 415.52 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 434.72 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 441.98 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 440.44 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 456.8 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 477.02 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 503.74 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 533.73 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 562.61 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 577.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 574.82 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 555 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 534.2 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 546.61 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 509.36 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 499.62 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 507.29 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 529.2 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 550.03 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 565.81 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 565.81 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 995.88 constant 2015 US$ per person, 57% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 565.81 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 666.43 constant 2015 US$ per person, 85% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita (capita 2015) in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +28.1% | 168.92 constant 2015 US$ per person | 216.42 constant 2015 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 197.14 constant 2015 US$ per person | 168.92 constant 2015 US$ per person | 253.35 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 247.81 constant 2015 US$ per person | 234.35 constant 2015 US$ per person | 265.13 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 305.67 constant 2015 US$ per person | 272.8 constant 2015 US$ per person | 348.63 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 393.86 constant 2015 US$ per person | 335.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | 441.98 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 532.23 constant 2015 US$ per person | 456.8 constant 2015 US$ per person | 577.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 526.89 constant 2015 US$ per person | 499.62 constant 2015 US$ per person | 565.81 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 168 Nepal 623.84 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 169 South Sudan 610.83 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 170 Rwanda 602.68 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 172 Sierra Leone 537.69 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 173 Tajikistan 491.12 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 174 Yemen 451.29 constant 2015 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 services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Lesotho?
- Services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Lesotho was 565.81 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 577.79 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 168.92 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1973.
- How does Lesotho rank for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 171st out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Services, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.