Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of in Lesotho
Lesotho: Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of was 20.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Lesotho is 20.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Lesotho peaked at 53.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2015.
Lesotho ranks 15th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.8% | — |
| 2001 | 48.6% | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 48.1% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 41.5% | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 34.1% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 37.9% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 32.6% | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +46.1% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 22.6% | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 22.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | -7.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 20.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.1%, 3.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 20.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.9%, 7.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +46.1% | 14.7% | 21.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.4% | 31.5% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 14.7% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 19.7% | 22.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Lesotho?
- Volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Lesotho was 20.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2015.
- How does Lesotho rank for volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of?
- Lesotho ranks 15th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of total GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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