Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) was 4,978 constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added per worker in Lesotho, 1991–2025
Source: World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB). Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added per worker in Lesotho stood at 4,978 constant 2015 US$.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added per worker in Lesotho peaked at 4,985 constant 2015 US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,671 constant 2015 US$, in 1991.
That places Lesotho 142nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,671 constant 2015 US$ | — |
| 1992 | 1,686 constant 2015 US$ | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1,687 constant 2015 US$ | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,718 constant 2015 US$ | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 1,788 constant 2015 US$ | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 1,763 constant 2015 US$ | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 1,873 constant 2015 US$ | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 2,031 constant 2015 US$ | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 2,061 constant 2015 US$ | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 2,007 constant 2015 US$ | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 2,111 constant 2015 US$ | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 2,166 constant 2015 US$ | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 2,311 constant 2015 US$ | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 2,443 constant 2015 US$ | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 2,559 constant 2015 US$ | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 2,681 constant 2015 US$ | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 2,852 constant 2015 US$ | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 2,959 constant 2015 US$ | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 2,998 constant 2015 US$ | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 3,183 constant 2015 US$ | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 3,408 constant 2015 US$ | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 3,683 constant 2015 US$ | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 3,993 constant 2015 US$ | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 4,348 constant 2015 US$ | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 4,637 constant 2015 US$ | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 4,777 constant 2015 US$ | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 4,749 constant 2015 US$ | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 4,711 constant 2015 US$ | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 4,985 constant 2015 US$ | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 4,835 constant 2015 US$ | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 4,779 constant 2015 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 4,641 constant 2015 US$ | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 4,768 constant 2015 US$ | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 4,889 constant 2015 US$ | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 4,978 constant 2015 US$ | +1.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 4,978 constant 2015 US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,587 constant 2015 US$, 76% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 4,978 constant 2015 US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,658 constant 2015 US$, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,809 constant 2015 US$ | 1,671 constant 2015 US$ | 2,061 constant 2015 US$ | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,509 constant 2015 US$ | 2,007 constant 2015 US$ | 2,998 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,247 constant 2015 US$ | 3,183 constant 2015 US$ | 4,985 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,815 constant 2015 US$ | 4,641 constant 2015 US$ | 4,978 constant 2015 US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -71.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added per worker in Lesotho?
- Services, value added per worker in Lesotho was 4,978 constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest services, value added per worker recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 4,985 constant 2015 US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest services, value added per worker recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,671 constant 2015 US$ in 1991.
- How does Lesotho rank for services, value added per worker?
- Lesotho ranks 142nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added per worker rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB), published as part of Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). 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. The core indicator has been divided by the number of workers in the economy to derive a measure of labor productivity. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.