Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho
Lesotho: Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.556 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.556 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
117th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.6477 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1983
All-time low
0.0479 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1962
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho is 0.556 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho peaked at 0.6477 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0479 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1962.
Lesotho ranks 117th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0655 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0549 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0479 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0731 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0707 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +54.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3347 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +206.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3696 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3821 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3865 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3693 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3768 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2631 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3443 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3831 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3892 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2839 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2886 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4454 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +54.3% |
| 1981 | 0.441 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6437 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6477 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6467 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6468 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6073 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5864 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5816 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5592 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5585 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5315 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5346 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5396 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.532 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5463 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5642 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5506 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4827 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4911 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4924 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.487 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4888 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4745 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4819 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5389 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5488 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5153 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5334 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5451 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5243 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.526 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.498 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.505 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.556 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.556 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5117 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.556 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4874 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +206.8% | 0.1091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3347 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1965 | +54.4% | 0.0707 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1091 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1980 | +54.3% | 0.2886 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4454 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1963 | +52.5% | 0.0479 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0731 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1982 | +46.0% | 0.441 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6437 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1971 | +45.8% | 0.3693 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5384 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1894 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0479 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3865 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3569 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2631 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5857 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.441 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6477 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.545 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5315 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5642 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4938 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4745 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5389 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.531 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5153 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5488 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5153 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.498 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.556 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 114 Ireland 0.5674 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 115 South Sudan 0.5655 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 116 Argentina 0.5615 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 118 Equatorial Guinea 0.5551 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 119 Chile 0.5551 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 120 Kenya 0.5505 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho?
- Services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho was 0.556 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6477 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1983.
- What is the lowest services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0479 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1962.
- How does Lesotho rank for services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 117th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Services, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Services, value added (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Services, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.