Textiles and clothing in Lesotho
Lesotho: Textiles and clothing was 88.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Textiles and clothing in Lesotho, 1980–2024
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
The most recent figure for textiles and clothing in Lesotho is 88.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, textiles and clothing in Lesotho peaked at 92.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1980.
That places Lesotho 1st out of 154 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Textiles and clothing in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.3% | — |
| 1981 | 10.8% | +47.2% |
| 1982 | 14.6% | +34.8% |
| 1983 | 11.8% | -19.2% |
| 1984 | 12.4% | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 13.6% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +541.7% |
| 2008 | 85.8% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 76.5% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 79.7% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 82.1% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 83.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 86.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 88.6% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 90.4% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 91.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 92.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 90.6% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 88.1% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.8% | 7.3% | 14.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 83.0% | 87.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 76.5% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.7% | 88.1% | 92.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 2 Syrian Arab Republic 78.5% compare
- 3 Bangladesh 56.6% compare
- 4 Sri Lanka 37.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 9.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 17.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 18,849 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7715 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 840.09 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 11.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.33 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,450 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is textiles and clothing in Lesotho?
- Textiles and clothing in Lesotho was 88.1% in 2024, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest textiles and clothing recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest textiles and clothing recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1980.
- How does Lesotho rank for textiles and clothing?
- Lesotho ranks 1st out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is textiles and clothing 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 International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Textiles and clothing (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Textiles and clothing refers to industries in ISIC (rev. 3) divisions 17-19 and includes manufacturing of textiles, apparel, dyeing of fur, and tanning of leather. 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 as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).