Services, value added (current LCU), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Services, value added (current LCU), per capita was 10,832 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added (current LCU), per capita in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added (current lcu), per capita in Lesotho stood at 10,832 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (current lcu), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 10,832 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.83 current LCU per person, in 1962.
Lesotho ranks 177th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Services, value added (current LCU), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.2 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.84 current LCU per person | -16.1% |
| 1962 | 1.83 current LCU per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 3.05 current LCU per person | +66.3% |
| 1964 | 3.16 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 5.01 current LCU per person | +58.4% |
| 1966 | 15.37 current LCU per person | +207.0% |
| 1967 | 17.12 current LCU per person | +11.4% |
| 1968 | 17.69 current LCU per person | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 18.52 current LCU per person | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 17.79 current LCU per person | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 27.88 current LCU per person | +56.7% |
| 1972 | 21.42 current LCU per person | -23.2% |
| 1973 | 19.53 current LCU per person | -8.8% |
| 1974 | 30.1 current LCU per person | +54.1% |
| 1975 | 34.92 current LCU per person | +16.0% |
| 1976 | 39.88 current LCU per person | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 43.33 current LCU per person | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 49.58 current LCU per person | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 51.61 current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 106.44 current LCU per person | +106.2% |
| 1981 | 116.02 current LCU per person | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 163.5 current LCU per person | +40.9% |
| 1983 | 181.87 current LCU per person | +11.2% |
| 1984 | 201.32 current LCU per person | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 238.4 current LCU per person | +18.4% |
| 1986 | 266.79 current LCU per person | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 292.39 current LCU per person | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 360.42 current LCU per person | +23.3% |
| 1989 | 425.65 current LCU per person | +18.1% |
| 1990 | 476.85 current LCU per person | +12.0% |
| 1991 | 589.6 current LCU per person | +23.6% |
| 1992 | 672.43 current LCU per person | +14.0% |
| 1993 | 767.57 current LCU per person | +14.1% |
| 1994 | 872.84 current LCU per person | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 990.73 current LCU per person | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 1,127 current LCU per person | +13.7% |
| 1997 | 1,305 current LCU per person | +15.9% |
| 1998 | 1,414 current LCU per person | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 1,484 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 1,577 current LCU per person | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 1,715 current LCU per person | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 2,013 current LCU per person | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 2,172 current LCU per person | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 2,412 current LCU per person | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 2,677 current LCU per person | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 2,974 current LCU per person | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 2,959 current LCU per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 3,577 current LCU per person | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 4,013 current LCU per person | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 4,412 current LCU per person | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 4,825 current LCU per person | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 5,286 current LCU per person | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 6,096 current LCU per person | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 6,759 current LCU per person | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 7,372 current LCU per person | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 7,788 current LCU per person | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 7,767 current LCU per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 8,123 current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 8,224 current LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 7,841 current LCU per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 7,850 current LCU per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8,435 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 8,585 current LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 9,629 current LCU per person | +12.2% |
| 2025 | 10,832 current LCU per person | +12.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 10,832 current LCU per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 137,770 current LCU per person, 8% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 10,832 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 266,382 current LCU per person, 4% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +207.0% | 5.01 current LCU per person | 15.37 current LCU per person |
| 1980 | +106.2% | 51.61 current LCU per person | 106.44 current LCU per person |
| 1963 | +66.3% | 1.83 current LCU per person | 3.05 current LCU per person |
| 1965 | +58.4% | 3.16 current LCU per person | 5.01 current LCU per person |
| 1971 | +56.7% | 17.79 current LCU per person | 27.88 current LCU per person |
| 1974 | +54.1% | 19.53 current LCU per person | 30.1 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.58 current LCU per person | 1.83 current LCU per person | 18.52 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 33.6 current LCU per person | 17.79 current LCU per person | 51.61 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 235.28 current LCU per person | 106.44 current LCU per person | 425.65 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 970.02 current LCU per person | 476.85 current LCU per person | 1,484 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,609 current LCU per person | 1,577 current LCU per person | 4,013 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,665 current LCU per person | 4,412 current LCU per person | 8,224 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,862 current LCU per person | 7,841 current LCU per person | 10,832 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 174 Palau 13,278 current LCU per person compare
- 175 Samoa 11,785 current LCU per person compare
- 176 Bulgaria 11,418 current LCU per person compare
- 178 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10,390 current LCU per person compare
- 179 Belize 9,592 current LCU per person compare
- 180 Libya 9,207 current LCU 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 (current lcu), per capita in Lesotho?
- Services, value added (current lcu), per capita in Lesotho was 10,832 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (current lcu), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 10,832 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added (current lcu), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.83 current LCU per person in 1962.
- How does Lesotho rank for services, value added (current lcu), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 177th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Services, value added (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Services, value added (current LCU) 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 (current LCU) ÷ 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 (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.