Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita was 824.69 constant LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Lesotho stood at 824.69 constant LCU per person.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 1,203 constant LCU per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 71.58 constant LCU per person, in 1966.
That places Lesotho 157th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | constant LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 81.24 constant LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 95.74 constant LCU per person | +17.9% |
| 1962 | 218.65 constant LCU per person | +128.4% |
| 1963 | 191.03 constant LCU per person | -12.6% |
| 1964 | 273.08 constant LCU per person | +43.0% |
| 1965 | 75.06 constant LCU per person | -72.5% |
| 1966 | 71.58 constant LCU per person | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 78.47 constant LCU per person | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 75.78 constant LCU per person | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 88.1 constant LCU per person | +16.3% |
| 1970 | 95.52 constant LCU per person | +8.4% |
| 1971 | 132.62 constant LCU per person | +38.8% |
| 1972 | 114.02 constant LCU per person | -14.0% |
| 1973 | 107.14 constant LCU per person | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 141.85 constant LCU per person | +32.4% |
| 1975 | 95.56 constant LCU per person | -32.6% |
| 1976 | 128.52 constant LCU per person | +34.5% |
| 1977 | 291.12 constant LCU per person | +126.5% |
| 1978 | 474.03 constant LCU per person | +62.8% |
| 1979 | 513.44 constant LCU per person | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 493.16 constant LCU per person | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 520.92 constant LCU per person | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 593.89 constant LCU per person | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 588.69 constant LCU per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 609.7 constant LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 578.82 constant LCU per person | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 529.29 constant LCU per person | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 548.83 constant LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 606.23 constant LCU per person | +10.5% |
| 1989 | 614.25 constant LCU per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 606.57 constant LCU per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 651.75 constant LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 694.02 constant LCU per person | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 703.76 constant LCU per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 728.65 constant LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 741.84 constant LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 755.76 constant LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 765.04 constant LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 723.9 constant LCU per person | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 739.58 constant LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 648.95 constant LCU per person | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 640.86 constant LCU per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 599.37 constant LCU per person | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 617.76 constant LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 656.31 constant LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 747.39 constant LCU per person | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 779.06 constant LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 853.78 constant LCU per person | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 903.77 constant LCU per person | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 916.26 constant LCU per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 989.85 constant LCU per person | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 1,080 constant LCU per person | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 1,144 constant LCU per person | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 1,203 constant LCU per person | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 1,200 constant LCU per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,166 constant LCU per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1,191 constant LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1,203 constant LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1,168 constant LCU per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 992.72 constant LCU per person | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 746.98 constant LCU per person | -24.8% |
| 2021 | 753.53 constant LCU per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 782.79 constant LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 787.45 constant LCU per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 873.1 constant LCU per person | +10.9% |
| 2025 | 824.69 constant LCU per person | -5.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 824.69 constant LCU per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,289 constant LCU per person, 13% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 824.69 constant LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,952 constant LCU per person, 5% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (constant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +128.4% | 95.74 constant LCU per person | 218.65 constant LCU per person |
| 1977 | +126.5% | 128.52 constant LCU per person | 291.12 constant LCU per person |
| 1965 | -72.5% | 273.08 constant LCU per person | 75.06 constant LCU per person |
| 1978 | +62.8% | 291.12 constant LCU per person | 474.03 constant LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 124.87 constant LCU per person | 71.58 constant LCU per person | 273.08 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 209.38 constant LCU per person | 95.52 constant LCU per person | 513.44 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 568.38 constant LCU per person | 493.16 constant LCU per person | 614.25 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 711.09 constant LCU per person | 606.57 constant LCU per person | 765.04 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 736.35 constant LCU per person | 599.37 constant LCU per person | 916.26 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,134 constant LCU per person | 989.85 constant LCU per person | 1,203 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 794.76 constant LCU per person | 746.98 constant LCU per person | 873.1 constant LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 154 Kosovo 875.17 constant LCU per person compare
- 154 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 875.17 constant LCU per person compare
- 156 Ethiopia 832.07 constant LCU per person compare
- 158 Malaysia 629.15 constant LCU per person compare
- 159 Tunisia 592.7 constant LCU per person compare
- 160 El Salvador 533.47 constant LCU per person compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -5.77 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 54.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4215 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 431.19 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Lesotho?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita in Lesotho was 824.69 constant LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1,203 constant LCU per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.58 constant LCU per person in 1966.
- How does Lesotho rank for taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 157th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. 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 Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- 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
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.