Services, value added (current LCU) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Services, value added (current LCU) was 25.60 billion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Lesotho is 25.60 billion current LCU, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Lesotho peaked at 25.60 billion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.40 million current LCU, in 1961.
Lesotho ranks 159th of 206 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) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.62 million current LCU | — |
| 1961 | 1.40 million current LCU | -13.5% |
| 1962 | 1.43 million current LCU | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 2.45 million current LCU | +71.3% |
| 1964 | 2.62 million current LCU | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 4.28 million current LCU | +63.1% |
| 1966 | 13.56 million current LCU | +217.0% |
| 1967 | 15.65 million current LCU | +15.4% |
| 1968 | 16.77 million current LCU | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 18.21 million current LCU | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 18.13 million current LCU | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 29.45 million current LCU | +62.4% |
| 1972 | 23.44 million current LCU | -20.4% |
| 1973 | 22.12 million current LCU | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 35.29 million current LCU | +59.5% |
| 1975 | 42.38 million current LCU | +20.1% |
| 1976 | 49.98 million current LCU | +17.9% |
| 1977 | 55.89 million current LCU | +11.8% |
| 1978 | 65.80 million current LCU | +17.7% |
| 1979 | 70.51 million current LCU | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 149.71 million current LCU | +112.3% |
| 1981 | 168.00 million current LCU | +12.2% |
| 1982 | 243.74 million current LCU | +45.1% |
| 1983 | 279.06 million current LCU | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 317.88 million current LCU | +13.9% |
| 1985 | 387.25 million current LCU | +21.8% |
| 1986 | 444.50 million current LCU | +14.8% |
| 1987 | 498.05 million current LCU | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 627.08 million current LCU | +25.9% |
| 1989 | 755.72 million current LCU | +20.5% |
| 1990 | 862.95 million current LCU | +14.2% |
| 1991 | 1.09 billion current LCU | +25.9% |
| 1992 | 1.26 billion current LCU | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 1.46 billion current LCU | +15.9% |
| 1994 | 1.68 billion current LCU | +15.3% |
| 1995 | 1.93 billion current LCU | +14.9% |
| 1996 | 2.22 billion current LCU | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 2.59 billion current LCU | +16.8% |
| 1998 | 2.83 billion current LCU | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 2.97 billion current LCU | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 3.16 billion current LCU | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 3.43 billion current LCU | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 4.02 billion current LCU | +17.0% |
| 2003 | 4.31 billion current LCU | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 4.75 billion current LCU | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 5.23 billion current LCU | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 5.78 billion current LCU | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 5.78 billion current LCU | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 7.03 billion current LCU | +21.7% |
| 2009 | 7.95 billion current LCU | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 8.81 billion current LCU | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 9.72 billion current LCU | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 10.75 billion current LCU | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 12.54 billion current LCU | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 14.06 billion current LCU | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 15.52 billion current LCU | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 16.59 billion current LCU | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 16.75 billion current LCU | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 17.74 billion current LCU | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 18.17 billion current LCU | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 17.53 billion current LCU | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 17.75 billion current LCU | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 19.28 billion current LCU | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 19.84 billion current LCU | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 22.51 billion current LCU | +13.4% |
| 2025 | 25.60 billion current LCU | +13.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 25.60 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 891.96 billion current LCU, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 25.60 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.25 trillion current LCU, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added (current LCU) 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 | +217.0% | 4.28 million current LCU | 13.56 million current LCU |
| 1980 | +112.3% | 70.51 million current LCU | 149.71 million current LCU |
| 1963 | +71.3% | 1.43 million current LCU | 2.45 million current LCU |
| 1965 | +63.1% | 2.62 million current LCU | 4.28 million current LCU |
| 1971 | +62.4% | 18.13 million current LCU | 29.45 million current LCU |
| 1974 | +59.5% | 22.12 million current LCU | 35.29 million current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.80 million current LCU | 1.40 million current LCU | 18.21 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.30 million current LCU | 18.13 million current LCU | 70.51 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 387.10 million current LCU | 149.71 million current LCU | 755.72 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.89 billion current LCU | 862.95 million current LCU | 2.97 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.15 billion current LCU | 3.16 billion current LCU | 7.95 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.06 billion current LCU | 8.81 billion current LCU | 18.17 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.42 billion current LCU | 17.53 billion current LCU | 25.60 billion current LCU | 6 |
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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 in Lesotho?
- Services, value added in Lesotho was 25.60 billion current LCU 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 25.60 billion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.40 million current LCU in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for services, value added?
- Lesotho ranks 159th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. 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 (current LCU). 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 is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.