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Lesotho Economic Overview

UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (UNSD AMA)

ReleaseJanuary 28, 2026Observations1970–20243 analysis periods1970–1990 · 1990–2010 · 2010–2024Currency basesNational · U.S. dollars
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Formation1970–1990
Integration1990–2010
Current era2010–2024

01 · Economic overview

What should a reader know first?

Latest values orient the reader; the three-era analysis below shows how the economic record developed.

Nominal GDP$2.39B2024 · Latest current-price total · World rank 181 of 210
Real GDP growth5.2%2024 · Latest constant-price annual change · Constant-price annual change
GDP per capita$1,0232024 · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted
Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Share of the official world total · Official world aggregate denominator
Largest broad activity45.7%2024 · Largest broad production activity · Other activities
Manufacturing14.0%2024 · Share of total gross value added · World gap −1.6 pp
Economic overview annual rank and index table55 annual rows

Annual core economic measures, world ranks and comparable world indices. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic overview annual rank and index table
Lesotho1970$79.43M145 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)Source observation unavailableNot calculable without a source observationNot calculable without a source observationComparable world observation unavailable$78172 of 178 · highest-to-lowest3.4 / 1008.4 (world = 100)0.0%145 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1971$76.28M149 of 178 · highest-to-lowest16.4 / 1000.0 (world = 100)-9.3%175 of 178 · highest-to-lowest1.7 / 100-13.5 pp vs world$72172 of 178 · highest-to-lowest3.4 / 1007.2 (world = 100)0.0%149 of 178 · highest-to-lowest16.4 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1972$90.37M149 of 178 · highest-to-lowest16.4 / 1000.0 (world = 100)19.1%6 of 178 · highest-to-lowest97.2 / 100+13.8 pp vs world$83172 of 178 · highest-to-lowest3.4 / 1007.3 (world = 100)0.0%149 of 178 · highest-to-lowest16.4 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1973$136.78M146 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)26.1%3 of 178 · highest-to-lowest98.9 / 100+19.7 pp vs world$121166 of 178 · highest-to-lowest6.8 / 1009.0 (world = 100)0.0%146 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1974$155.91M146 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)6.0%62 of 178 · highest-to-lowest65.5 / 100+3.9 pp vs world$133168 of 178 · highest-to-lowest5.6 / 1008.9 (world = 100)0.0%146 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1975$162.27M147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 1000.0 (world = 100)-8.2%169 of 178 · highest-to-lowest5.1 / 100-9.0 pp vs world$134168 of 178 · highest-to-lowest5.6 / 1008.1 (world = 100)0.0%147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1976$160.21M147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 1000.0 (world = 100)16.5%13 of 178 · highest-to-lowest93.2 / 100+11.3 pp vs world$128172 of 178 · highest-to-lowest3.4 / 1007.3 (world = 100)0.0%147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1977$209.74M147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 1000.0 (world = 100)17.6%5 of 178 · highest-to-lowest97.7 / 100+13.5 pp vs world$163168 of 178 · highest-to-lowest5.6 / 1008.4 (world = 100)0.0%147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1978$289.22M145 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)19.7%2 of 178 · highest-to-lowest99.4 / 100+15.3 pp vs world$218166 of 178 · highest-to-lowest6.8 / 1009.7 (world = 100)0.0%145 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1979$314.79M145 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)-10.9%170 of 178 · highest-to-lowest4.5 / 100-14.9 pp vs world$230166 of 178 · highest-to-lowest6.8 / 1009.1 (world = 100)0.0%145 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1980$414.16M144 of 178 · highest-to-lowest19.2 / 1000.0 (world = 100)-2.7%150 of 178 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 100-4.7 pp vs world$294164 of 178 · highest-to-lowest7.9 / 10010.6 (world = 100)0.0%144 of 178 · highest-to-lowest19.2 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1981$420.58M144 of 178 · highest-to-lowest19.2 / 1000.0 (world = 100)1.0%116 of 178 · highest-to-lowest35.0 / 100-1.0 pp vs world$290163 of 178 · highest-to-lowest8.5 / 10010.4 (world = 100)0.0%144 of 178 · highest-to-lowest19.2 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1982$385.98M145 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)3.6%54 of 178 · highest-to-lowest70.1 / 100+3.1 pp vs world$259166 of 178 · highest-to-lowest6.8 / 1009.5 (world = 100)0.0%145 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1983$394.04M146 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)-8.6%171 of 178 · highest-to-lowest4.0 / 100-11.4 pp vs world$257166 of 178 · highest-to-lowest6.8 / 1009.3 (world = 100)0.0%146 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1984$347.02M147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 1000.0 (world = 100)2.6%115 of 178 · highest-to-lowest35.6 / 100-2.1 pp vs world$220166 of 178 · highest-to-lowest6.8 / 1007.9 (world = 100)0.0%147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1985$277.92M150 of 178 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 1000.0 (world = 100)9.4%15 of 178 · highest-to-lowest92.1 / 100+5.9 pp vs world$171174 of 178 · highest-to-lowest2.3 / 1006.1 (world = 100)0.0%150 of 178 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1986$310.46M151 of 178 · highest-to-lowest15.3 / 1000.0 (world = 100)2.0%121 of 178 · highest-to-lowest32.2 / 100-1.2 pp vs world$186172 of 178 · highest-to-lowest3.4 / 1005.9 (world = 100)0.0%151 of 178 · highest-to-lowest15.3 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1987$415.78M148 of 178 · highest-to-lowest16.9 / 1000.0 (world = 100)5.1%58 of 178 · highest-to-lowest67.8 / 100+1.4 pp vs world$244168 of 178 · highest-to-lowest5.6 / 1006.9 (world = 100)0.0%148 of 178 · highest-to-lowest16.9 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1988$477.52M147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 1000.0 (world = 100)10.6%22 of 178 · highest-to-lowest88.1 / 100+6.1 pp vs world$274166 of 178 · highest-to-lowest6.8 / 1007.1 (world = 100)0.0%147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1989$503.82M150 of 179 · highest-to-lowest16.3 / 1000.0 (world = 100)8.1%26 of 178 · highest-to-lowest85.9 / 100+4.4 pp vs world$284167 of 179 · highest-to-lowest6.7 / 1007.1 (world = 100)0.0%150 of 179 · highest-to-lowest16.3 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1990$587.89M174 of 206 · highest-to-lowest15.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)6.4%43 of 179 · highest-to-lowest76.4 / 100+3.4 pp vs world$325187 of 206 · highest-to-lowest9.3 / 1007.5 (world = 100)0.0%174 of 206 · highest-to-lowest15.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1991$654.57M171 of 206 · highest-to-lowest17.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)4.1%65 of 206 · highest-to-lowest68.8 / 100+2.9 pp vs world$355183 of 206 · highest-to-lowest11.2 / 1007.9 (world = 100)0.0%171 of 206 · highest-to-lowest17.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1992$785.11M170 of 206 · highest-to-lowest17.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)4.5%69 of 206 · highest-to-lowest66.8 / 100+2.4 pp vs world$419172 of 206 · highest-to-lowest16.6 / 1008.9 (world = 100)0.0%170 of 206 · highest-to-lowest17.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1993$780.36M171 of 206 · highest-to-lowest17.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)3.6%86 of 206 · highest-to-lowest58.5 / 100+1.9 pp vs world$410171 of 206 · highest-to-lowest17.1 / 1008.7 (world = 100)0.0%171 of 206 · highest-to-lowest17.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1994$798.47M172 of 206 · highest-to-lowest16.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)3.3%109 of 206 · highest-to-lowest47.3 / 100-0.0 pp vs world$414171 of 206 · highest-to-lowest17.1 / 1008.3 (world = 100)0.0%172 of 206 · highest-to-lowest16.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1995$893.48M171 of 206 · highest-to-lowest17.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)4.6%86 of 206 · highest-to-lowest58.5 / 100+1.5 pp vs world$458169 of 206 · highest-to-lowest18.0 / 1008.4 (world = 100)0.0%171 of 206 · highest-to-lowest17.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1996$895.05M170 of 206 · highest-to-lowest17.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)9.8%20 of 206 · highest-to-lowest90.7 / 100+6.3 pp vs world$454173 of 206 · highest-to-lowest16.1 / 1008.3 (world = 100)0.0%170 of 206 · highest-to-lowest17.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1997$974.02M169 of 206 · highest-to-lowest18.0 / 1000.0 (world = 100)8.1%31 of 206 · highest-to-lowest85.4 / 100+4.3 pp vs world$490170 of 206 · highest-to-lowest17.6 / 1009.1 (world = 100)0.0%169 of 206 · highest-to-lowest18.0 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1998$854.27M174 of 206 · highest-to-lowest15.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)-4.9%195 of 206 · highest-to-lowest5.4 / 100-7.7 pp vs world$428175 of 206 · highest-to-lowest15.1 / 1008.1 (world = 100)0.0%174 of 206 · highest-to-lowest15.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1999$854.38M173 of 206 · highest-to-lowest16.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)3.0%117 of 206 · highest-to-lowest43.4 / 100-0.6 pp vs world$427175 of 206 · highest-to-lowest15.1 / 1007.9 (world = 100)0.0%173 of 206 · highest-to-lowest16.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2000$822.10M176 of 206 · highest-to-lowest14.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)5.1%72 of 206 · highest-to-lowest65.4 / 100+0.7 pp vs world$410176 of 206 · highest-to-lowest14.6 / 1007.5 (world = 100)0.0%176 of 206 · highest-to-lowest14.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2001$752.96M177 of 206 · highest-to-lowest14.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)4.2%71 of 206 · highest-to-lowest65.9 / 100+2.1 pp vs world$376179 of 206 · highest-to-lowest13.2 / 1007.0 (world = 100)0.0%177 of 206 · highest-to-lowest14.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2002$700.04M180 of 206 · highest-to-lowest12.7 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.5%168 of 206 · highest-to-lowest18.5 / 100-1.7 pp vs world$351181 of 206 · highest-to-lowest12.2 / 1006.3 (world = 100)0.0%180 of 206 · highest-to-lowest12.7 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2003$1.03B173 of 206 · highest-to-lowest16.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)4.7%88 of 206 · highest-to-lowest57.6 / 100+1.7 pp vs world$520174 of 206 · highest-to-lowest15.6 / 1008.5 (world = 100)0.0%173 of 206 · highest-to-lowest16.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2004$1.32B172 of 206 · highest-to-lowest16.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)2.3%166 of 206 · highest-to-lowest19.5 / 100-2.1 pp vs world$667169 of 206 · highest-to-lowest18.0 / 1009.8 (world = 100)0.0%172 of 206 · highest-to-lowest16.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2005$1.46B172 of 208 · highest-to-lowest17.4 / 1000.0 (world = 100)2.7%154 of 206 · highest-to-lowest25.4 / 100-1.3 pp vs world$747171 of 208 · highest-to-lowest17.9 / 10010.2 (world = 100)0.0%172 of 208 · highest-to-lowest17.4 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2006$1.52B174 of 208 · highest-to-lowest16.4 / 1000.0 (world = 100)4.3%140 of 208 · highest-to-lowest32.9 / 100-0.1 pp vs world$783174 of 208 · highest-to-lowest16.4 / 10010.0 (world = 100)0.0%174 of 208 · highest-to-lowest16.4 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2007$1.68B174 of 208 · highest-to-lowest16.4 / 1000.0 (world = 100)14.1%12 of 208 · highest-to-lowest94.7 / 100+9.8 pp vs world$861175 of 208 · highest-to-lowest15.9 / 1009.9 (world = 100)0.0%174 of 208 · highest-to-lowest16.4 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2008$1.77B176 of 210 · highest-to-lowest16.3 / 1000.0 (world = 100)5.5%68 of 208 · highest-to-lowest67.6 / 100+3.5 pp vs world$898181 of 210 · highest-to-lowest13.9 / 1009.5 (world = 100)0.0%176 of 210 · highest-to-lowest16.3 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2009$1.74B177 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 1000.0 (world = 100)-1.3%126 of 210 · highest-to-lowest40.2 / 100+0.2 pp vs world$879180 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.4 / 10010.0 (world = 100)0.0%177 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2010$2.23B173 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.7 / 1000.0 (world = 100)5.3%84 of 210 · highest-to-lowest60.3 / 100+0.8 pp vs world$1,119175 of 210 · highest-to-lowest16.7 / 10011.7 (world = 100)0.0%173 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.7 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2011$2.58B173 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.7 / 1000.0 (world = 100)4.6%85 of 210 · highest-to-lowest59.8 / 100+1.3 pp vs world$1,281173 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.7 / 10012.2 (world = 100)0.0%173 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.7 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2012$2.48B174 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.2 / 1000.0 (world = 100)6.3%45 of 210 · highest-to-lowest78.9 / 100+3.6 pp vs world$1,218178 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.3 / 10011.5 (world = 100)0.0%174 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.2 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2013$2.37B174 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.2 / 1000.0 (world = 100)1.8%142 of 210 · highest-to-lowest32.5 / 100-1.0 pp vs world$1,150184 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.4 / 10010.7 (world = 100)0.0%174 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.2 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2014$2.44B175 of 210 · highest-to-lowest16.7 / 1000.0 (world = 100)1.7%155 of 210 · highest-to-lowest26.3 / 100-1.4 pp vs world$1,174184 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.4 / 10010.8 (world = 100)0.0%175 of 210 · highest-to-lowest16.7 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2015$2.36B176 of 210 · highest-to-lowest16.3 / 1000.0 (world = 100)3.1%105 of 210 · highest-to-lowest50.2 / 100-0.0 pp vs world$1,121181 of 210 · highest-to-lowest13.9 / 10011.0 (world = 100)0.0%176 of 210 · highest-to-lowest16.3 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2016$2.11B179 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.8 / 1000.0 (world = 100)3.6%89 of 210 · highest-to-lowest57.9 / 100+0.9 pp vs world$992182 of 210 · highest-to-lowest13.4 / 1009.7 (world = 100)0.0%179 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.8 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2017$2.31B177 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 1000.0 (world = 100)-3.1%194 of 210 · highest-to-lowest7.7 / 100-6.6 pp vs world$1,069182 of 210 · highest-to-lowest13.4 / 1009.9 (world = 100)0.0%177 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2018$2.56B177 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 1000.0 (world = 100)-1.5%199 of 210 · highest-to-lowest5.3 / 100-4.7 pp vs world$1,171183 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.9 / 10010.4 (world = 100)0.0%177 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2019$2.39B177 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 1000.0 (world = 100)-1.4%198 of 210 · highest-to-lowest5.7 / 100-4.0 pp vs world$1,082184 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.4 / 1009.5 (world = 100)0.0%177 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2020$2.05B180 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.4 / 1000.0 (world = 100)-8.2%156 of 210 · highest-to-lowest25.8 / 100-5.2 pp vs world$919185 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.0 / 1008.4 (world = 100)0.0%180 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.4 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2021$2.41B180 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.4 / 1000.0 (world = 100)2.3%166 of 210 · highest-to-lowest21.1 / 100-4.1 pp vs world$1,067184 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.4 / 1008.6 (world = 100)0.0%180 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.4 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2022$2.36B181 of 210 · highest-to-lowest13.9 / 1000.0 (world = 100)2.4%163 of 210 · highest-to-lowest22.5 / 100-0.9 pp vs world$1,030185 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.0 / 1008.0 (world = 100)0.0%181 of 210 · highest-to-lowest13.9 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2023$2.13B184 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.4 / 1000.0 (world = 100)1.7%145 of 210 · highest-to-lowest31.1 / 100-1.2 pp vs world$921191 of 210 · highest-to-lowest9.1 / 1007.0 (world = 100)0.0%184 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.4 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2024$2.39B181 of 210 · highest-to-lowest13.9 / 1000.0 (world = 100)5.2%36 of 210 · highest-to-lowest83.3 / 100+2.4 pp vs world$1,023189 of 210 · highest-to-lowest10.0 / 1007.5 (world = 100)0.0%181 of 210 · highest-to-lowest13.9 / 100-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

The long view

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Indexing allows the country and benchmark trajectories to be compared without confusing their very different economic sizes.

Real GDP trajectory. All series equal 100 in the shared starting year.1970–19901990–20102010–2024760.8593.3425.8258.290.71970198019902000201020202024

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02 · Economic size and world position

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

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Nominal GDP

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Lesotho is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Nominal GDP across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–2024111.6T83.7T55.8T27.9T76.3M1970198019902000201020202024

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Formation1970–1990

$79.43M → $587.89M

Compound annual change: +10.5% CAGR
Integration1990–2010

$587.89M → $2.23B

Compound annual change: +6.9% CAGR
Current era2010–2024

$2.23B → $2.39B

Compound annual change: +0.5% CAGR
Nominal GDP$2.39B2024 · Published series · World rank 181 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Real GDP$2.30B2024 · Published series · World rank 181 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 181 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the economic size and world position section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
Lesotho1970$79.43M145 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$312.41M150 of 178 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%145 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1971$76.28M149 of 178 · highest-to-lowest16.4 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$283.25M155 of 178 · highest-to-lowest13.0 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%149 of 178 · highest-to-lowest16.4 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1972$90.37M149 of 178 · highest-to-lowest16.4 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$337.40M150 of 178 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%149 of 178 · highest-to-lowest16.4 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1973$136.78M146 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$425.47M147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%146 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1974$155.91M146 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$451.05M147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%146 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1975$162.27M147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$414.16M149 of 178 · highest-to-lowest16.4 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1976$160.21M147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$482.59M148 of 178 · highest-to-lowest16.9 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1977$209.74M147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$567.68M146 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1978$289.22M145 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$679.56M145 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%145 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1979$314.79M145 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$605.77M147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%145 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1980$414.16M144 of 178 · highest-to-lowest19.2 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$589.14M147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%144 of 178 · highest-to-lowest19.2 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1981$420.58M144 of 178 · highest-to-lowest19.2 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$594.89M147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%144 of 178 · highest-to-lowest19.2 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1982$385.98M145 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$616.24M147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%145 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1983$394.04M146 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$563.28M149 of 178 · highest-to-lowest16.4 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%146 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1984$347.02M147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$578.06M149 of 178 · highest-to-lowest16.4 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1985$277.92M150 of 178 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$632.25M149 of 178 · highest-to-lowest16.4 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%150 of 178 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1986$310.46M151 of 178 · highest-to-lowest15.3 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$644.77M149 of 178 · highest-to-lowest16.4 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%151 of 178 · highest-to-lowest15.3 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1987$415.78M148 of 178 · highest-to-lowest16.9 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$677.62M148 of 178 · highest-to-lowest16.9 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%148 of 178 · highest-to-lowest16.9 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1988$477.52M147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$749.43M148 of 178 · highest-to-lowest16.9 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1989$503.82M150 of 179 · highest-to-lowest16.3 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$810.10M149 of 179 · highest-to-lowest16.9 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%150 of 179 · highest-to-lowest16.3 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1990$587.89M174 of 206 · highest-to-lowest15.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$862.26M173 of 206 · highest-to-lowest16.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%174 of 206 · highest-to-lowest15.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1991$654.57M171 of 206 · highest-to-lowest17.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$897.69M172 of 206 · highest-to-lowest16.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%171 of 206 · highest-to-lowest17.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1992$785.11M170 of 206 · highest-to-lowest17.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$937.77M173 of 206 · highest-to-lowest16.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%170 of 206 · highest-to-lowest17.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1993$780.36M171 of 206 · highest-to-lowest17.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$971.69M174 of 206 · highest-to-lowest15.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%171 of 206 · highest-to-lowest17.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1994$798.47M172 of 206 · highest-to-lowest16.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$1.00B175 of 206 · highest-to-lowest15.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%172 of 206 · highest-to-lowest16.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1995$893.48M171 of 206 · highest-to-lowest17.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$1.05B175 of 206 · highest-to-lowest15.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%171 of 206 · highest-to-lowest17.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1996$895.05M170 of 206 · highest-to-lowest17.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$1.15B174 of 206 · highest-to-lowest15.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%170 of 206 · highest-to-lowest17.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1997$974.02M169 of 206 · highest-to-lowest18.0 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$1.25B175 of 206 · highest-to-lowest15.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%169 of 206 · highest-to-lowest18.0 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1998$854.27M174 of 206 · highest-to-lowest15.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$1.19B175 of 206 · highest-to-lowest15.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%174 of 206 · highest-to-lowest15.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1999$854.38M173 of 206 · highest-to-lowest16.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$1.22B175 of 206 · highest-to-lowest15.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%173 of 206 · highest-to-lowest16.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2000$822.10M176 of 206 · highest-to-lowest14.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$1.28B175 of 206 · highest-to-lowest15.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%176 of 206 · highest-to-lowest14.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2001$752.96M177 of 206 · highest-to-lowest14.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$1.34B176 of 206 · highest-to-lowest14.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%177 of 206 · highest-to-lowest14.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2002$700.04M180 of 206 · highest-to-lowest12.7 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$1.35B176 of 206 · highest-to-lowest14.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%180 of 206 · highest-to-lowest12.7 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2003$1.03B173 of 206 · highest-to-lowest16.1 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$1.41B176 of 206 · highest-to-lowest14.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%173 of 206 · highest-to-lowest16.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2004$1.32B172 of 206 · highest-to-lowest16.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$1.44B176 of 206 · highest-to-lowest14.6 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%172 of 206 · highest-to-lowest16.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2005$1.46B172 of 208 · highest-to-lowest17.4 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$1.48B177 of 208 · highest-to-lowest15.0 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%172 of 208 · highest-to-lowest17.4 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2006$1.52B174 of 208 · highest-to-lowest16.4 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$1.54B177 of 208 · highest-to-lowest15.0 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%174 of 208 · highest-to-lowest16.4 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2007$1.68B174 of 208 · highest-to-lowest16.4 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$1.76B175 of 208 · highest-to-lowest15.9 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%174 of 208 · highest-to-lowest16.4 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2008$1.77B176 of 210 · highest-to-lowest16.3 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$1.86B177 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%176 of 210 · highest-to-lowest16.3 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2009$1.74B177 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$1.83B178 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.3 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%177 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2010$2.23B173 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.7 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$1.93B178 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.3 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%173 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.7 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2011$2.58B173 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.7 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$2.02B176 of 210 · highest-to-lowest16.3 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%173 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.7 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2012$2.48B174 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.2 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$2.15B176 of 210 · highest-to-lowest16.3 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%174 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.2 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2013$2.37B174 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.2 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$2.19B175 of 210 · highest-to-lowest16.7 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%174 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.2 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2014$2.44B175 of 210 · highest-to-lowest16.7 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$2.22B178 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.3 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%175 of 210 · highest-to-lowest16.7 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2015$2.36B176 of 210 · highest-to-lowest16.3 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$2.29B177 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%176 of 210 · highest-to-lowest16.3 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2016$2.11B179 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.8 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$2.38B177 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%179 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.8 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2017$2.31B177 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$2.30B177 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%177 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2018$2.56B177 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$2.27B178 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.3 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%177 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2019$2.39B177 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$2.24B180 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.4 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%177 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2020$2.05B180 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.4 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$2.05B180 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.4 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%180 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.4 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2021$2.41B180 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.4 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$2.10B181 of 210 · highest-to-lowest13.9 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%180 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.4 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2022$2.36B181 of 210 · highest-to-lowest13.9 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$2.15B181 of 210 · highest-to-lowest13.9 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%181 of 210 · highest-to-lowest13.9 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2023$2.13B184 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.4 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$2.19B181 of 210 · highest-to-lowest13.9 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%184 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.4 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2024$2.39B181 of 210 · highest-to-lowest13.9 / 1000.0 (world = 100)$2.30B181 of 210 · highest-to-lowest13.9 / 1000.0 (world = 100)0.0%181 of 210 · highest-to-lowest13.9 / 100-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Current U.S.-dollar GDP reflects domestic prices and exchange rates as well as production. It is not PPP adjusted.

Latest common comparison

Africa$2.83T2024
Southern Africa$441.26B2024
World$111.57T2024

03 · Output and income per person

What does the record show per person?

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Full historical record

GDP per person

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Lesotho is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

GDP per person across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–202413.7K10.3K6.9K3.5K72.21970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates - 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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Formation1970–1990

$78 → $325

Compound annual change: +7.4% CAGR
Integration1990–2010

$325 → $1,119

Compound annual change: +6.4% CAGR
Current era2010–2024

$1,119 → $1,023

Compound annual change: -0.6% CAGR
GDP per person$1,0232024 · Published series · World rank 189 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Real GDP per person$9842024 · Published series · World rank 185 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the output and income per person section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
Lesotho1970$78172 of 178 · highest-to-lowest3.4 / 1008.4 (world = 100)$306170 of 178 · highest-to-lowest4.5 / 1005.9 (world = 100)
Lesotho1971$72172 of 178 · highest-to-lowest3.4 / 1007.2 (world = 100)$268175 of 178 · highest-to-lowest1.7 / 1005.1 (world = 100)
Lesotho1972$83172 of 178 · highest-to-lowest3.4 / 1007.3 (world = 100)$308173 of 178 · highest-to-lowest2.8 / 1005.6 (world = 100)
Lesotho1973$121166 of 178 · highest-to-lowest6.8 / 1009.0 (world = 100)$376166 of 178 · highest-to-lowest6.8 / 1006.6 (world = 100)
Lesotho1974$133168 of 178 · highest-to-lowest5.6 / 1008.9 (world = 100)$385165 of 178 · highest-to-lowest7.3 / 1006.7 (world = 100)
Lesotho1975$134168 of 178 · highest-to-lowest5.6 / 1008.1 (world = 100)$341169 of 178 · highest-to-lowest5.1 / 1006.0 (world = 100)
Lesotho1976$128172 of 178 · highest-to-lowest3.4 / 1007.3 (world = 100)$385166 of 178 · highest-to-lowest6.8 / 1006.6 (world = 100)
Lesotho1977$163168 of 178 · highest-to-lowest5.6 / 1008.4 (world = 100)$440164 of 178 · highest-to-lowest7.9 / 1007.3 (world = 100)
Lesotho1978$218166 of 178 · highest-to-lowest6.8 / 1009.7 (world = 100)$512160 of 178 · highest-to-lowest10.2 / 1008.3 (world = 100)
Lesotho1979$230166 of 178 · highest-to-lowest6.8 / 1009.1 (world = 100)$443163 of 178 · highest-to-lowest8.5 / 1007.1 (world = 100)
Lesotho1980$294164 of 178 · highest-to-lowest7.9 / 10010.6 (world = 100)$419165 of 178 · highest-to-lowest7.3 / 1006.7 (world = 100)
Lesotho1981$290163 of 178 · highest-to-lowest8.5 / 10010.4 (world = 100)$411167 of 178 · highest-to-lowest6.2 / 1006.5 (world = 100)
Lesotho1982$259166 of 178 · highest-to-lowest6.8 / 1009.5 (world = 100)$413167 of 178 · highest-to-lowest6.2 / 1006.7 (world = 100)
Lesotho1983$257166 of 178 · highest-to-lowest6.8 / 1009.3 (world = 100)$367168 of 178 · highest-to-lowest5.6 / 1005.9 (world = 100)
Lesotho1984$220166 of 178 · highest-to-lowest6.8 / 1007.9 (world = 100)$366168 of 178 · highest-to-lowest5.6 / 1005.7 (world = 100)
Lesotho1985$171174 of 178 · highest-to-lowest2.3 / 1006.1 (world = 100)$389168 of 178 · highest-to-lowest5.6 / 1005.9 (world = 100)
Lesotho1986$186172 of 178 · highest-to-lowest3.4 / 1005.9 (world = 100)$387170 of 178 · highest-to-lowest4.5 / 1005.8 (world = 100)
Lesotho1987$244168 of 178 · highest-to-lowest5.6 / 1006.9 (world = 100)$398168 of 178 · highest-to-lowest5.6 / 1005.9 (world = 100)
Lesotho1988$274166 of 178 · highest-to-lowest6.8 / 1007.1 (world = 100)$431168 of 178 · highest-to-lowest5.6 / 1006.2 (world = 100)
Lesotho1989$284167 of 179 · highest-to-lowest6.7 / 1007.1 (world = 100)$456169 of 179 · highest-to-lowest5.6 / 1006.5 (world = 100)
Lesotho1990$325187 of 206 · highest-to-lowest9.3 / 1007.5 (world = 100)$476192 of 206 · highest-to-lowest6.8 / 1006.7 (world = 100)
Lesotho1991$355183 of 206 · highest-to-lowest11.2 / 1007.9 (world = 100)$487192 of 206 · highest-to-lowest6.8 / 1006.8 (world = 100)
Lesotho1992$419172 of 206 · highest-to-lowest16.6 / 1008.9 (world = 100)$501192 of 206 · highest-to-lowest6.8 / 1007.0 (world = 100)
Lesotho1993$410171 of 206 · highest-to-lowest17.1 / 1008.7 (world = 100)$511189 of 206 · highest-to-lowest8.3 / 1007.1 (world = 100)
Lesotho1994$414171 of 206 · highest-to-lowest17.1 / 1008.3 (world = 100)$521188 of 206 · highest-to-lowest8.8 / 1007.1 (world = 100)
Lesotho1995$458169 of 206 · highest-to-lowest18.0 / 1008.4 (world = 100)$538187 of 206 · highest-to-lowest9.3 / 1007.3 (world = 100)
Lesotho1996$454173 of 206 · highest-to-lowest16.1 / 1008.3 (world = 100)$584185 of 206 · highest-to-lowest10.2 / 1007.7 (world = 100)
Lesotho1997$490170 of 206 · highest-to-lowest17.6 / 1009.1 (world = 100)$627184 of 206 · highest-to-lowest10.7 / 1008.1 (world = 100)
Lesotho1998$428175 of 206 · highest-to-lowest15.1 / 1008.1 (world = 100)$593184 of 206 · highest-to-lowest10.7 / 1007.6 (world = 100)
Lesotho1999$427175 of 206 · highest-to-lowest15.1 / 1007.9 (world = 100)$609185 of 206 · highest-to-lowest10.2 / 1007.6 (world = 100)
Lesotho2000$410176 of 206 · highest-to-lowest14.6 / 1007.5 (world = 100)$641184 of 206 · highest-to-lowest10.7 / 1007.7 (world = 100)
Lesotho2001$376179 of 206 · highest-to-lowest13.2 / 1007.0 (world = 100)$669182 of 206 · highest-to-lowest11.7 / 1008.0 (world = 100)
Lesotho2002$351181 of 206 · highest-to-lowest12.2 / 1006.3 (world = 100)$674182 of 206 · highest-to-lowest11.7 / 1008.0 (world = 100)
Lesotho2003$520174 of 206 · highest-to-lowest15.6 / 1008.5 (world = 100)$709181 of 206 · highest-to-lowest12.2 / 1008.3 (world = 100)
Lesotho2004$667169 of 206 · highest-to-lowest18.0 / 1009.8 (world = 100)$731180 of 206 · highest-to-lowest12.7 / 1008.3 (world = 100)
Lesotho2005$747171 of 208 · highest-to-lowest17.9 / 10010.2 (world = 100)$757181 of 208 · highest-to-lowest13.0 / 1008.4 (world = 100)
Lesotho2006$783174 of 208 · highest-to-lowest16.4 / 10010.0 (world = 100)$793180 of 208 · highest-to-lowest13.5 / 1008.5 (world = 100)
Lesotho2007$861175 of 208 · highest-to-lowest15.9 / 1009.9 (world = 100)$902178 of 208 · highest-to-lowest14.5 / 1009.4 (world = 100)
Lesotho2008$898181 of 210 · highest-to-lowest13.9 / 1009.5 (world = 100)$945178 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.3 / 1009.8 (world = 100)
Lesotho2009$879180 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.4 / 10010.0 (world = 100)$926179 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.8 / 1009.8 (world = 100)
Lesotho2010$1,119175 of 210 · highest-to-lowest16.7 / 10011.7 (world = 100)$968181 of 210 · highest-to-lowest13.9 / 10010.0 (world = 100)
Lesotho2011$1,281173 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.7 / 10012.2 (world = 100)$1,003180 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.4 / 10010.1 (world = 100)
Lesotho2012$1,218178 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.3 / 10011.5 (world = 100)$1,056178 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.3 / 10010.5 (world = 100)
Lesotho2013$1,150184 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.4 / 10010.7 (world = 100)$1,064180 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.4 / 10010.4 (world = 100)
Lesotho2014$1,174184 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.4 / 10010.8 (world = 100)$1,069180 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.4 / 10010.3 (world = 100)
Lesotho2015$1,121181 of 210 · highest-to-lowest13.9 / 10011.0 (world = 100)$1,090179 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.8 / 10010.3 (world = 100)
Lesotho2016$992182 of 210 · highest-to-lowest13.4 / 1009.7 (world = 100)$1,116180 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.4 / 10010.4 (world = 100)
Lesotho2017$1,069182 of 210 · highest-to-lowest13.4 / 1009.9 (world = 100)$1,067180 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.4 / 1009.7 (world = 100)
Lesotho2018$1,171183 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.9 / 10010.4 (world = 100)$1,039182 of 210 · highest-to-lowest13.4 / 1009.3 (world = 100)
Lesotho2019$1,082184 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.4 / 1009.5 (world = 100)$1,012183 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.9 / 1008.9 (world = 100)
Lesotho2020$919185 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.0 / 1008.4 (world = 100)$919185 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.0 / 1008.4 (world = 100)
Lesotho2021$1,067184 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.4 / 1008.6 (world = 100)$929185 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.0 / 1008.0 (world = 100)
Lesotho2022$1,030185 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.0 / 1008.0 (world = 100)$941186 of 210 · highest-to-lowest11.5 / 1007.9 (world = 100)
Lesotho2023$921191 of 210 · highest-to-lowest9.1 / 1007.0 (world = 100)$946187 of 210 · highest-to-lowest11.0 / 1007.8 (world = 100)
Lesotho2024$1,023189 of 210 · highest-to-lowest10.0 / 1007.5 (world = 100)$984185 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.0 / 1008.0 (world = 100)

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

GDP per person is an accounting average, not a measure of household income distribution or living costs.

Latest common comparison

Africa$1,8692024
Southern Africa$6,0332024
World$13,6732024

04 · Real growth and output prices

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Full historical record

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Lesotho is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Real GDP growth across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–202426.116.97.6-1.6-10.91971198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates - 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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Formation1970–1990

-9.3% → 6.4%

Average annual rate: +5.7%
Integration1990–2010

6.4% → 5.3%

Average annual rate: +4.3%
Current era2010–2024

5.3% → 5.2%

Average annual rate: +1.6%
Real GDP growth5.2%2024 · Published series · World rank 36 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Real GDP-per-person growth4.1%2024 · Published series · World rank 47 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Implicit GDP deflator115.72024 · Published series · World rank 150 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the real growth and output prices section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
Lesotho1970Source observation unavailableNot calculable without a source observationNot calculable without a source observationComparable world observation unavailableSource observation unavailableNot calculable without a source observationNot calculable without a source observationComparable world observation unavailable1.1123 of 178 · highest-to-lowest31.1 / 100
Lesotho1971-9.3%175 of 178 · highest-to-lowest1.7 / 100-13.5 pp vs world-12.5%178 of 178 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-14.6 pp vs world1.2123 of 178 · highest-to-lowest31.1 / 100
Lesotho197219.1%6 of 178 · highest-to-lowest97.2 / 100+13.8 pp vs world15.0%6 of 178 · highest-to-lowest97.2 / 100+11.7 pp vs world1.3123 of 178 · highest-to-lowest31.1 / 100
Lesotho197326.1%3 of 178 · highest-to-lowest98.9 / 100+19.7 pp vs world21.8%3 of 178 · highest-to-lowest98.9 / 100+17.4 pp vs world1.4123 of 178 · highest-to-lowest31.1 / 100
Lesotho19746.0%62 of 178 · highest-to-lowest65.5 / 100+3.9 pp vs world2.4%102 of 178 · highest-to-lowest42.9 / 100+2.2 pp vs world1.4126 of 178 · highest-to-lowest29.4 / 100
Lesotho1975-8.2%169 of 178 · highest-to-lowest5.1 / 100-9.0 pp vs world-11.3%170 of 178 · highest-to-lowest4.5 / 100-10.3 pp vs world1.8123 of 178 · highest-to-lowest31.1 / 100
Lesotho197616.5%13 of 178 · highest-to-lowest93.2 / 100+11.3 pp vs world12.8%15 of 178 · highest-to-lowest92.1 / 100+9.5 pp vs world1.8125 of 178 · highest-to-lowest29.9 / 100
Lesotho197717.6%5 of 178 · highest-to-lowest97.7 / 100+13.5 pp vs world14.3%5 of 178 · highest-to-lowest97.7 / 100+12.0 pp vs world2.0125 of 178 · highest-to-lowest29.9 / 100
Lesotho197819.7%2 of 178 · highest-to-lowest99.4 / 100+15.3 pp vs world16.3%2 of 178 · highest-to-lowest99.4 / 100+13.8 pp vs world2.2124 of 178 · highest-to-lowest30.5 / 100
Lesotho1979-10.9%170 of 178 · highest-to-lowest4.5 / 100-14.9 pp vs world-13.4%170 of 178 · highest-to-lowest4.5 / 100-15.6 pp vs world2.7123 of 178 · highest-to-lowest31.1 / 100
Lesotho1980-2.7%150 of 178 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 100-4.7 pp vs world-5.5%153 of 178 · highest-to-lowest14.1 / 100-5.6 pp vs world3.3121 of 178 · highest-to-lowest32.2 / 100
Lesotho19811.0%116 of 178 · highest-to-lowest35.0 / 100-1.0 pp vs world-1.9%133 of 178 · highest-to-lowest25.4 / 100-2.1 pp vs world3.8121 of 178 · highest-to-lowest32.2 / 100
Lesotho19823.6%54 of 178 · highest-to-lowest70.1 / 100+3.1 pp vs world0.6%77 of 178 · highest-to-lowest57.1 / 100+2.0 pp vs world4.1119 of 178 · highest-to-lowest33.3 / 100
Lesotho1983-8.6%171 of 178 · highest-to-lowest4.0 / 100-11.4 pp vs world-11.2%171 of 178 · highest-to-lowest4.0 / 100-12.2 pp vs world4.7119 of 178 · highest-to-lowest33.3 / 100
Lesotho19842.6%115 of 178 · highest-to-lowest35.6 / 100-2.1 pp vs world-0.3%122 of 178 · highest-to-lowest31.6 / 100-3.1 pp vs world5.4119 of 178 · highest-to-lowest33.3 / 100
Lesotho19859.4%15 of 178 · highest-to-lowest92.1 / 100+5.9 pp vs world6.3%24 of 178 · highest-to-lowest87.0 / 100+4.6 pp vs world6.0122 of 178 · highest-to-lowest31.6 / 100
Lesotho19862.0%121 of 178 · highest-to-lowest32.2 / 100-1.2 pp vs world-0.6%124 of 178 · highest-to-lowest30.5 / 100-1.9 pp vs world6.7123 of 178 · highest-to-lowest31.1 / 100
Lesotho19875.1%58 of 178 · highest-to-lowest67.8 / 100+1.4 pp vs world2.8%70 of 178 · highest-to-lowest61.0 / 100+1.0 pp vs world7.6121 of 178 · highest-to-lowest32.2 / 100
Lesotho198810.6%22 of 178 · highest-to-lowest88.1 / 100+6.1 pp vs world8.3%24 of 178 · highest-to-lowest87.0 / 100+5.7 pp vs world8.8121 of 178 · highest-to-lowest32.2 / 100
Lesotho19898.1%26 of 178 · highest-to-lowest85.9 / 100+4.4 pp vs world5.9%26 of 178 · highest-to-lowest85.9 / 100+4.0 pp vs world9.9120 of 179 · highest-to-lowest33.1 / 100
Lesotho19906.4%43 of 179 · highest-to-lowest76.4 / 100+3.4 pp vs world4.4%39 of 179 · highest-to-lowest78.7 / 100+3.2 pp vs world10.7128 of 206 · highest-to-lowest38.0 / 100
Lesotho19914.1%65 of 206 · highest-to-lowest68.8 / 100+2.9 pp vs world2.3%62 of 206 · highest-to-lowest70.2 / 100+2.7 pp vs world12.2126 of 206 · highest-to-lowest39.0 / 100
Lesotho19924.5%69 of 206 · highest-to-lowest66.8 / 100+2.4 pp vs world2.7%64 of 206 · highest-to-lowest69.3 / 100+2.3 pp vs world14.5132 of 206 · highest-to-lowest36.1 / 100
Lesotho19933.6%86 of 206 · highest-to-lowest58.5 / 100+1.9 pp vs world2.1%80 of 206 · highest-to-lowest61.5 / 100+1.9 pp vs world15.9138 of 206 · highest-to-lowest33.2 / 100
Lesotho19943.3%109 of 206 · highest-to-lowest47.3 / 100-0.0 pp vs world1.9%107 of 206 · highest-to-lowest48.3 / 100+0.1 pp vs world17.2141 of 206 · highest-to-lowest31.7 / 100
Lesotho19954.6%86 of 206 · highest-to-lowest58.5 / 100+1.5 pp vs world3.3%78 of 206 · highest-to-lowest62.4 / 100+1.7 pp vs world18.8151 of 206 · highest-to-lowest26.8 / 100
Lesotho19969.8%20 of 206 · highest-to-lowest90.7 / 100+6.3 pp vs world8.6%13 of 206 · highest-to-lowest94.1 / 100+6.6 pp vs world20.3155 of 206 · highest-to-lowest24.9 / 100
Lesotho19978.1%31 of 206 · highest-to-lowest85.4 / 100+4.3 pp vs world7.3%26 of 206 · highest-to-lowest87.8 / 100+4.9 pp vs world21.9156 of 206 · highest-to-lowest24.4 / 100
Lesotho1998-4.9%195 of 206 · highest-to-lowest5.4 / 100-7.7 pp vs world-5.3%192 of 206 · highest-to-lowest6.8 / 100-6.8 pp vs world24.2153 of 206 · highest-to-lowest25.9 / 100
Lesotho19993.0%117 of 206 · highest-to-lowest43.4 / 100-0.6 pp vs world2.7%90 of 206 · highest-to-lowest56.6 / 100+0.5 pp vs world26.0154 of 206 · highest-to-lowest25.4 / 100
Lesotho20005.1%72 of 206 · highest-to-lowest65.4 / 100+0.7 pp vs world5.1%48 of 206 · highest-to-lowest77.1 / 100+2.0 pp vs world27.0159 of 206 · highest-to-lowest22.9 / 100
Lesotho20014.2%71 of 206 · highest-to-lowest65.9 / 100+2.1 pp vs world4.4%42 of 206 · highest-to-lowest80.0 / 100+3.7 pp vs world29.4156 of 206 · highest-to-lowest24.4 / 100
Lesotho20020.5%168 of 206 · highest-to-lowest18.5 / 100-1.7 pp vs world0.8%128 of 206 · highest-to-lowest38.0 / 100-0.0 pp vs world33.3153 of 206 · highest-to-lowest25.9 / 100
Lesotho20034.7%88 of 206 · highest-to-lowest57.6 / 100+1.7 pp vs world5.2%46 of 206 · highest-to-lowest78.0 / 100+3.5 pp vs world33.7157 of 206 · highest-to-lowest23.9 / 100
Lesotho20042.3%166 of 206 · highest-to-lowest19.5 / 100-2.1 pp vs world3.0%119 of 206 · highest-to-lowest42.4 / 100-0.1 pp vs world35.8160 of 206 · highest-to-lowest22.4 / 100
Lesotho20052.7%154 of 206 · highest-to-lowest25.4 / 100-1.3 pp vs world3.7%89 of 206 · highest-to-lowest57.1 / 100+1.0 pp vs world38.1165 of 208 · highest-to-lowest20.8 / 100
Lesotho20064.3%140 of 208 · highest-to-lowest32.9 / 100-0.1 pp vs world4.7%81 of 208 · highest-to-lowest61.4 / 100+1.6 pp vs world40.6166 of 208 · highest-to-lowest20.3 / 100
Lesotho200714.1%12 of 208 · highest-to-lowest94.7 / 100+9.8 pp vs world13.6%9 of 208 · highest-to-lowest96.1 / 100+10.6 pp vs world40.9173 of 208 · highest-to-lowest16.9 / 100
Lesotho20085.5%68 of 208 · highest-to-lowest67.6 / 100+3.5 pp vs world4.8%56 of 208 · highest-to-lowest73.4 / 100+4.1 pp vs world47.7170 of 210 · highest-to-lowest19.1 / 100
Lesotho2009-1.3%126 of 210 · highest-to-lowest40.2 / 100+0.2 pp vs world-2.0%117 of 210 · highest-to-lowest44.5 / 100+0.7 pp vs world48.8174 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.2 / 100
Lesotho20105.3%84 of 210 · highest-to-lowest60.3 / 100+0.8 pp vs world4.5%69 of 210 · highest-to-lowest67.5 / 100+1.3 pp vs world51.5179 of 210 · highest-to-lowest14.8 / 100
Lesotho20114.6%85 of 210 · highest-to-lowest59.8 / 100+1.3 pp vs world3.7%76 of 210 · highest-to-lowest64.1 / 100+1.7 pp vs world56.3182 of 210 · highest-to-lowest13.4 / 100
Lesotho20126.3%45 of 210 · highest-to-lowest78.9 / 100+3.6 pp vs world5.3%35 of 210 · highest-to-lowest83.7 / 100+3.8 pp vs world57.5185 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.0 / 100
Lesotho20131.8%142 of 210 · highest-to-lowest32.5 / 100-1.0 pp vs world0.7%136 of 210 · highest-to-lowest35.4 / 100-0.8 pp vs world63.4183 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.9 / 100
Lesotho20141.7%155 of 210 · highest-to-lowest26.3 / 100-1.4 pp vs world0.6%157 of 210 · highest-to-lowest25.4 / 100-1.3 pp vs world72.4174 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.2 / 100
Lesotho20153.1%105 of 210 · highest-to-lowest50.2 / 100-0.0 pp vs world1.9%100 of 210 · highest-to-lowest52.6 / 100+0.0 pp vs world79.7157 of 210 · highest-to-lowest25.4 / 100
Lesotho20163.6%89 of 210 · highest-to-lowest57.9 / 100+0.9 pp vs world2.4%99 of 210 · highest-to-lowest53.1 / 100+0.8 pp vs world79.5176 of 210 · highest-to-lowest16.3 / 100
Lesotho2017-3.1%194 of 210 · highest-to-lowest7.7 / 100-6.6 pp vs world-4.3%196 of 210 · highest-to-lowest6.7 / 100-6.6 pp vs world81.1184 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.4 / 100
Lesotho2018-1.5%199 of 210 · highest-to-lowest5.3 / 100-4.7 pp vs world-2.7%199 of 210 · highest-to-lowest5.3 / 100-4.8 pp vs world90.6168 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.1 / 100
Lesotho2019-1.4%198 of 210 · highest-to-lowest5.7 / 100-4.0 pp vs world-2.6%196 of 210 · highest-to-lowest6.7 / 100-4.1 pp vs world93.9178 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.3 / 100
Lesotho2020-8.2%156 of 210 · highest-to-lowest25.8 / 100-5.2 pp vs world-9.2%159 of 210 · highest-to-lowest24.4 / 100-5.4 pp vs world100.01 of 210 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100
Lesotho20212.3%166 of 210 · highest-to-lowest21.1 / 100-4.1 pp vs world1.1%167 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.6 / 100-4.4 pp vs world103.1133 of 210 · highest-to-lowest36.8 / 100
Lesotho20222.4%163 of 210 · highest-to-lowest22.5 / 100-0.9 pp vs world1.3%159 of 210 · highest-to-lowest24.4 / 100-1.2 pp vs world108.8138 of 210 · highest-to-lowest34.4 / 100
Lesotho20231.7%145 of 210 · highest-to-lowest31.1 / 100-1.2 pp vs world0.6%144 of 210 · highest-to-lowest31.6 / 100-1.4 pp vs world109.2168 of 210 · highest-to-lowest20.1 / 100
Lesotho20245.2%36 of 210 · highest-to-lowest83.3 / 100+2.4 pp vs world4.1%47 of 210 · highest-to-lowest78.0 / 100+2.1 pp vs world115.7150 of 210 · highest-to-lowest28.7 / 100

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

The implicit GDP deflator covers domestically produced output and is not a consumer price index. Annual growth can be volatile.

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05 · Consumption and domestic demand

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

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Final Consumption

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Lesotho is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Final Consumption across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–2024201.5163124.686.247.81970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates - 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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Formation1970–1990

113.1% → 162.3%

Percentage-point change: +49.2 pp
Integration1990–2010

162.3% → 134.5%

Percentage-point change: -27.7 pp
Current era2010–2024

134.5% → 119.4%

Percentage-point change: -15.1 pp
Final consumption119.4%2024 · Published series · World rank 11 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Household consumption85.4%2024 · Published series · World rank 29 of 209 · highest-to-lowest
Government consumption34.1%2024 · Published series · World rank 13 of 209 · highest-to-lowest
Domestic demand145.7%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 12 of 209 · highest-to-lowest
Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the consumption and domestic demand section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
Lesotho1970113.1%8 of 178 · highest-to-lowest96.0 / 100+40.4 pp vs world99.7%4 of 177 · highest-to-lowest98.3 / 100+42.7 pp vs world13.4%99 of 177 · highest-to-lowest44.3 / 100-2.1 pp vs world123.1%26 of 177 · highest-to-lowest85.8 / 100+22.6 pp vs world
Lesotho1971123.0%6 of 178 · highest-to-lowest97.2 / 100+49.9 pp vs world104.4%2 of 177 · highest-to-lowest99.4 / 100+47.4 pp vs world18.6%49 of 177 · highest-to-lowest72.7 / 100+2.7 pp vs world137.0%13 of 177 · highest-to-lowest93.2 / 100+36.5 pp vs world
Lesotho1972129.1%4 of 178 · highest-to-lowest98.3 / 100+56.2 pp vs world110.2%1 of 177 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+53.4 pp vs world18.9%51 of 177 · highest-to-lowest71.6 / 100+3.0 pp vs world142.6%10 of 177 · highest-to-lowest94.9 / 100+42.4 pp vs world
Lesotho1973124.9%6 of 178 · highest-to-lowest97.2 / 100+53.2 pp vs world109.3%2 of 177 · highest-to-lowest99.4 / 100+53.4 pp vs world15.5%84 of 177 · highest-to-lowest52.8 / 100-0.1 pp vs world141.2%10 of 177 · highest-to-lowest94.9 / 100+40.9 pp vs world
Lesotho1974142.2%1 of 178 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+70.5 pp vs world124.1%1 of 177 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+68.4 pp vs world18.2%55 of 177 · highest-to-lowest69.3 / 100+2.2 pp vs world157.7%4 of 177 · highest-to-lowest98.3 / 100+57.5 pp vs world
Lesotho1975160.6%1 of 178 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+87.0 pp vs world137.1%1 of 177 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+80.5 pp vs world23.5%31 of 177 · highest-to-lowest83.0 / 100+6.6 pp vs world182.2%1 of 177 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+81.7 pp vs world
Lesotho1976172.4%1 of 178 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+99.4 pp vs world148.7%1 of 177 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+92.5 pp vs world23.7%28 of 177 · highest-to-lowest84.7 / 100+7.0 pp vs world214.0%1 of 177 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+113.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1977163.7%1 of 178 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+90.9 pp vs world142.5%1 of 177 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+86.4 pp vs world21.2%43 of 177 · highest-to-lowest76.1 / 100+4.6 pp vs world192.5%1 of 177 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+91.3 pp vs world
Lesotho1978139.2%1 of 178 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+66.6 pp vs world117.6%1 of 177 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+61.7 pp vs world21.6%42 of 177 · highest-to-lowest76.7 / 100+5.0 pp vs world169.1%3 of 177 · highest-to-lowest98.9 / 100+67.9 pp vs world
Lesotho1979157.5%1 of 178 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+84.9 pp vs world131.3%1 of 177 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+75.2 pp vs world26.2%24 of 177 · highest-to-lowest86.9 / 100+9.8 pp vs world197.4%1 of 177 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+96.5 pp vs world
Lesotho1980162.6%1 of 178 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+89.5 pp vs world122.0%1 of 177 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+65.5 pp vs world40.6%7 of 177 · highest-to-lowest96.6 / 100+24.0 pp vs world201.6%1 of 177 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+100.5 pp vs world
Lesotho1981171.5%1 of 178 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+98.0 pp vs world132.6%1 of 177 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+76.0 pp vs world38.9%10 of 177 · highest-to-lowest94.9 / 100+22.1 pp vs world211.0%3 of 177 · highest-to-lowest98.9 / 100+110.1 pp vs world
Lesotho1982177.0%3 of 178 · highest-to-lowest98.9 / 100+102.4 pp vs world139.0%2 of 177 · highest-to-lowest99.4 / 100+81.7 pp vs world38.0%10 of 177 · highest-to-lowest94.9 / 100+20.8 pp vs world222.3%3 of 177 · highest-to-lowest98.9 / 100+121.3 pp vs world
Lesotho1983201.5%1 of 178 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+126.5 pp vs world164.5%1 of 177 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+106.6 pp vs world37.0%12 of 177 · highest-to-lowest93.8 / 100+20.0 pp vs world232.3%1 of 177 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+131.5 pp vs world
Lesotho1984195.1%1 of 178 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+120.8 pp vs world161.0%1 of 177 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+103.4 pp vs world34.1%16 of 177 · highest-to-lowest91.5 / 100+17.5 pp vs world233.4%1 of 177 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+132.6 pp vs world
Lesotho1985180.1%3 of 178 · highest-to-lowest98.9 / 100+105.3 pp vs world141.3%1 of 177 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+83.1 pp vs world38.9%11 of 177 · highest-to-lowest94.3 / 100+22.2 pp vs world225.5%3 of 177 · highest-to-lowest98.9 / 100+124.9 pp vs world
Lesotho1986177.6%3 of 178 · highest-to-lowest98.9 / 100+102.3 pp vs world137.8%2 of 177 · highest-to-lowest99.4 / 100+79.5 pp vs world39.8%13 of 177 · highest-to-lowest93.2 / 100+22.9 pp vs world219.8%3 of 177 · highest-to-lowest98.9 / 100+119.1 pp vs world
Lesotho1987173.6%3 of 178 · highest-to-lowest98.9 / 100+98.5 pp vs world137.7%1 of 177 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+79.6 pp vs world35.9%17 of 177 · highest-to-lowest90.9 / 100+19.0 pp vs world215.2%3 of 177 · highest-to-lowest98.9 / 100+114.7 pp vs world
Lesotho1988173.5%3 of 178 · highest-to-lowest98.9 / 100+99.1 pp vs world137.8%1 of 177 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+80.0 pp vs world35.7%15 of 177 · highest-to-lowest92.0 / 100+19.1 pp vs world221.2%2 of 177 · highest-to-lowest99.4 / 100+120.5 pp vs world
Lesotho1989171.6%3 of 179 · highest-to-lowest98.9 / 100+97.5 pp vs world141.3%1 of 178 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+83.6 pp vs world30.3%19 of 178 · highest-to-lowest89.8 / 100+13.9 pp vs world219.4%3 of 178 · highest-to-lowest98.9 / 100+119.1 pp vs world
Lesotho1990162.3%4 of 206 · highest-to-lowest98.5 / 100+87.5 pp vs world135.0%3 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.0 / 100+76.9 pp vs world27.3%28 of 205 · highest-to-lowest86.8 / 100+10.7 pp vs world217.4%3 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.0 / 100+116.8 pp vs world
Lesotho1991159.9%4 of 206 · highest-to-lowest98.5 / 100+84.8 pp vs world129.5%1 of 205 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+71.4 pp vs world30.3%21 of 205 · highest-to-lowest90.2 / 100+13.5 pp vs world227.4%2 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+127.1 pp vs world
Lesotho1992142.5%3 of 206 · highest-to-lowest99.0 / 100+67.3 pp vs world113.8%2 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+55.5 pp vs world28.7%28 of 205 · highest-to-lowest86.8 / 100+11.8 pp vs world211.8%2 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+111.9 pp vs world
Lesotho1993153.7%2 of 206 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+78.1 pp vs world124.3%1 of 205 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+65.5 pp vs world29.3%25 of 205 · highest-to-lowest88.2 / 100+12.6 pp vs world210.9%2 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+111.2 pp vs world
Lesotho1994144.8%3 of 206 · highest-to-lowest99.0 / 100+69.4 pp vs world113.0%2 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+54.1 pp vs world31.8%15 of 205 · highest-to-lowest93.1 / 100+15.3 pp vs world202.8%2 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+102.9 pp vs world
Lesotho1995148.2%2 of 206 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+73.3 pp vs world113.4%1 of 205 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+54.9 pp vs world34.7%13 of 205 · highest-to-lowest94.1 / 100+18.3 pp vs world211.3%2 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+111.9 pp vs world
Lesotho1996145.2%2 of 206 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+70.1 pp vs world113.4%2 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+54.6 pp vs world31.7%16 of 205 · highest-to-lowest92.6 / 100+15.5 pp vs world206.7%2 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+107.2 pp vs world
Lesotho1997141.1%2 of 206 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+66.0 pp vs world108.0%3 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.0 / 100+48.9 pp vs world33.1%12 of 205 · highest-to-lowest94.6 / 100+17.1 pp vs world197.8%2 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+98.4 pp vs world
Lesotho1998161.4%2 of 206 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+85.8 pp vs world122.3%1 of 205 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+62.7 pp vs world39.1%10 of 205 · highest-to-lowest95.6 / 100+23.1 pp vs world215.0%2 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+115.4 pp vs world
Lesotho1999155.8%2 of 206 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+80.0 pp vs world119.8%1 of 205 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+60.0 pp vs world36.1%11 of 205 · highest-to-lowest95.1 / 100+20.0 pp vs world203.7%2 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+103.9 pp vs world
Lesotho2000153.3%4 of 206 · highest-to-lowest98.5 / 100+77.7 pp vs world118.0%2 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+58.3 pp vs world35.3%13 of 205 · highest-to-lowest94.1 / 100+19.4 pp vs world196.3%2 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+96.5 pp vs world
Lesotho2001139.5%4 of 206 · highest-to-lowest98.5 / 100+63.0 pp vs world105.5%2 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+45.3 pp vs world34.0%13 of 205 · highest-to-lowest94.1 / 100+17.8 pp vs world177.0%4 of 205 · highest-to-lowest98.5 / 100+77.1 pp vs world
Lesotho2002145.0%6 of 206 · highest-to-lowest97.6 / 100+68.2 pp vs world108.4%3 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.0 / 100+48.2 pp vs world36.6%11 of 205 · highest-to-lowest95.1 / 100+20.0 pp vs world174.6%5 of 205 · highest-to-lowest98.0 / 100+74.8 pp vs world
Lesotho2003146.0%5 of 206 · highest-to-lowest98.0 / 100+69.3 pp vs world109.0%3 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.0 / 100+49.2 pp vs world37.0%11 of 205 · highest-to-lowest95.1 / 100+20.1 pp vs world174.6%5 of 205 · highest-to-lowest98.0 / 100+74.7 pp vs world
Lesotho2004142.1%6 of 206 · highest-to-lowest97.6 / 100+66.2 pp vs world106.6%3 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.0 / 100+47.5 pp vs world35.5%13 of 205 · highest-to-lowest94.1 / 100+18.7 pp vs world168.4%7 of 205 · highest-to-lowest97.1 / 100+68.6 pp vs world
Lesotho2005141.7%7 of 208 · highest-to-lowest97.1 / 100+66.4 pp vs world105.2%3 of 207 · highest-to-lowest99.0 / 100+46.5 pp vs world36.5%9 of 207 · highest-to-lowest96.1 / 100+19.9 pp vs world163.5%6 of 207 · highest-to-lowest97.6 / 100+63.9 pp vs world
Lesotho2006138.8%7 of 208 · highest-to-lowest97.1 / 100+64.3 pp vs world103.6%5 of 207 · highest-to-lowest98.1 / 100+45.6 pp vs world35.2%10 of 207 · highest-to-lowest95.6 / 100+18.7 pp vs world159.3%7 of 207 · highest-to-lowest97.1 / 100+59.9 pp vs world
Lesotho2007133.6%6 of 208 · highest-to-lowest97.6 / 100+59.7 pp vs world96.6%8 of 207 · highest-to-lowest96.6 / 100+39.1 pp vs world37.0%10 of 207 · highest-to-lowest95.6 / 100+20.6 pp vs world158.6%6 of 207 · highest-to-lowest97.6 / 100+59.3 pp vs world
Lesotho2008127.3%9 of 210 · highest-to-lowest96.2 / 100+53.4 pp vs world89.0%24 of 209 · highest-to-lowest88.9 / 100+31.9 pp vs world38.3%11 of 209 · highest-to-lowest95.2 / 100+21.5 pp vs world155.3%8 of 209 · highest-to-lowest96.6 / 100+56.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2009138.8%6 of 210 · highest-to-lowest97.6 / 100+62.8 pp vs world95.3%10 of 209 · highest-to-lowest95.7 / 100+37.3 pp vs world43.5%9 of 209 · highest-to-lowest96.2 / 100+25.5 pp vs world169.4%4 of 209 · highest-to-lowest98.6 / 100+70.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2010134.5%7 of 210 · highest-to-lowest97.1 / 100+60.0 pp vs world94.6%8 of 209 · highest-to-lowest96.6 / 100+37.6 pp vs world39.9%9 of 209 · highest-to-lowest96.2 / 100+22.5 pp vs world165.8%4 of 209 · highest-to-lowest98.6 / 100+66.8 pp vs world
Lesotho2011129.0%9 of 210 · highest-to-lowest96.2 / 100+55.2 pp vs world90.8%13 of 209 · highest-to-lowest94.2 / 100+34.3 pp vs world38.2%10 of 209 · highest-to-lowest95.7 / 100+20.9 pp vs world154.4%9 of 209 · highest-to-lowest96.2 / 100+55.3 pp vs world
Lesotho2012130.9%10 of 210 · highest-to-lowest95.7 / 100+57.2 pp vs world91.4%16 of 209 · highest-to-lowest92.8 / 100+34.8 pp vs world39.5%9 of 209 · highest-to-lowest96.2 / 100+22.4 pp vs world166.6%5 of 209 · highest-to-lowest98.1 / 100+67.6 pp vs world
Lesotho2013124.2%9 of 210 · highest-to-lowest96.2 / 100+50.6 pp vs world83.6%35 of 209 · highest-to-lowest83.7 / 100+27.0 pp vs world40.6%9 of 209 · highest-to-lowest96.2 / 100+23.6 pp vs world156.9%8 of 209 · highest-to-lowest96.6 / 100+57.8 pp vs world
Lesotho2014115.9%10 of 210 · highest-to-lowest95.7 / 100+42.4 pp vs world77.1%49 of 209 · highest-to-lowest76.9 / 100+20.4 pp vs world38.8%10 of 209 · highest-to-lowest95.7 / 100+22.0 pp vs world150.0%9 of 209 · highest-to-lowest96.2 / 100+50.7 pp vs world
Lesotho2015113.5%12 of 210 · highest-to-lowest94.7 / 100+39.8 pp vs world76.6%47 of 209 · highest-to-lowest77.9 / 100+19.5 pp vs world36.9%11 of 209 · highest-to-lowest95.2 / 100+20.3 pp vs world143.9%11 of 209 · highest-to-lowest95.2 / 100+44.5 pp vs world
Lesotho2016116.0%10 of 210 · highest-to-lowest95.7 / 100+42.1 pp vs world76.4%47 of 209 · highest-to-lowest77.9 / 100+19.1 pp vs world39.6%10 of 209 · highest-to-lowest95.7 / 100+23.0 pp vs world144.8%9 of 209 · highest-to-lowest96.2 / 100+45.5 pp vs world
Lesotho2017129.2%8 of 210 · highest-to-lowest96.7 / 100+55.9 pp vs world89.5%13 of 209 · highest-to-lowest94.2 / 100+32.6 pp vs world39.7%10 of 209 · highest-to-lowest95.7 / 100+23.3 pp vs world151.4%7 of 209 · highest-to-lowest97.1 / 100+52.2 pp vs world
Lesotho2018123.3%7 of 210 · highest-to-lowest97.1 / 100+50.5 pp vs world85.3%23 of 209 · highest-to-lowest89.4 / 100+28.9 pp vs world38.1%9 of 209 · highest-to-lowest96.2 / 100+21.6 pp vs world144.8%10 of 209 · highest-to-lowest95.7 / 100+45.6 pp vs world
Lesotho2019121.3%8 of 210 · highest-to-lowest96.7 / 100+48.3 pp vs world83.6%28 of 209 · highest-to-lowest87.0 / 100+27.2 pp vs world37.7%10 of 209 · highest-to-lowest95.7 / 100+21.1 pp vs world148.1%7 of 209 · highest-to-lowest97.1 / 100+48.7 pp vs world
Lesotho2020125.9%6 of 210 · highest-to-lowest97.6 / 100+52.7 pp vs world88.8%19 of 209 · highest-to-lowest91.3 / 100+33.4 pp vs world37.1%12 of 209 · highest-to-lowest94.7 / 100+19.4 pp vs world152.2%5 of 209 · highest-to-lowest98.1 / 100+52.7 pp vs world
Lesotho2021118.4%13 of 210 · highest-to-lowest94.3 / 100+46.5 pp vs world83.7%28 of 209 · highest-to-lowest87.0 / 100+28.8 pp vs world34.7%11 of 209 · highest-to-lowest95.2 / 100+17.7 pp vs world146.9%9 of 209 · highest-to-lowest96.2 / 100+47.9 pp vs world
Lesotho2022122.0%7 of 210 · highest-to-lowest97.1 / 100+50.0 pp vs world86.8%24 of 209 · highest-to-lowest88.9 / 100+31.2 pp vs world35.2%12 of 209 · highest-to-lowest94.7 / 100+18.8 pp vs world149.4%8 of 209 · highest-to-lowest96.6 / 100+50.2 pp vs world
Lesotho2023121.2%9 of 210 · highest-to-lowest96.2 / 100+48.2 pp vs world85.8%24 of 209 · highest-to-lowest88.9 / 100+29.4 pp vs world35.3%13 of 209 · highest-to-lowest94.2 / 100+18.8 pp vs world155.3%6 of 209 · highest-to-lowest97.6 / 100+56.1 pp vs world
Lesotho2024119.4%11 of 210 · highest-to-lowest95.2 / 100+46.2 pp vs world85.4%29 of 209 · highest-to-lowest86.5 / 100+28.7 pp vs world34.1%13 of 209 · highest-to-lowest94.2 / 100+17.5 pp vs world145.7%12 of 209 · highest-to-lowest94.7 / 100+46.5 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

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Parent aggregates and their components should not be added together. Shares describe composition, not the quality of spending.

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06 · Investment and capital formation

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

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Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Lesotho is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Gross Capital Formation across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–202469.354.539.624.8101970198019902000201020202024

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Formation1970–1990

10.0% → 55.1%

Percentage-point change: +45.1 pp
Integration1990–2010

55.1% → 31.3%

Percentage-point change: -23.8 pp
Current era2010–2024

31.3% → 26.3%

Percentage-point change: -5.0 pp
Gross capital formation26.3%2024 · Published series · World rank 64 of 209 · highest-to-lowest
Gross fixed capital formation27.9%2024 · Published series · World rank 39 of 209 · highest-to-lowest
Changes in inventories-1.6%2024 · Published series · World rank 153 of 163 · highest-to-lowest
Investment and capital formation: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the investment and capital formation section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Investment and capital formation: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
Lesotho197010.0%159 of 177 · highest-to-lowest10.2 / 100-17.8 pp vs world10.6%158 of 177 · highest-to-lowest10.8 / 100-12.3 pp vs world-0.6%122 of 137 · highest-to-lowest11.0 / 100-5.5 pp vs world
Lesotho197114.0%147 of 177 · highest-to-lowest17.0 / 100-13.5 pp vs world15.3%129 of 177 · highest-to-lowest27.3 / 100-7.9 pp vs world-1.3%126 of 137 · highest-to-lowest8.1 / 100-5.6 pp vs world
Lesotho197213.5%144 of 177 · highest-to-lowest18.8 / 100-13.9 pp vs world14.6%137 of 177 · highest-to-lowest22.7 / 100-11.9 pp vs world-1.1%115 of 138 · highest-to-lowest16.8 / 100-1.9 pp vs world
Lesotho197316.3%134 of 177 · highest-to-lowest24.4 / 100-12.3 pp vs world13.2%146 of 177 · highest-to-lowest17.6 / 100-14.0 pp vs world3.1%33 of 140 · highest-to-lowest77.0 / 100+1.8 pp vs world
Lesotho197415.5%144 of 177 · highest-to-lowest18.8 / 100-13.0 pp vs world16.0%133 of 177 · highest-to-lowest25.0 / 100-10.5 pp vs world-0.5%120 of 138 · highest-to-lowest13.1 / 100-2.5 pp vs world
Lesotho197521.6%109 of 177 · highest-to-lowest38.6 / 100-5.3 pp vs world22.9%93 of 177 · highest-to-lowest47.7 / 100-3.5 pp vs world-1.4%119 of 140 · highest-to-lowest15.1 / 100-1.8 pp vs world
Lesotho197641.6%13 of 177 · highest-to-lowest93.2 / 100+13.6 pp vs world43.4%10 of 177 · highest-to-lowest94.9 / 100+16.5 pp vs world-1.8%125 of 139 · highest-to-lowest10.1 / 100-3.0 pp vs world
Lesotho197728.8%54 of 177 · highest-to-lowest69.9 / 100+0.5 pp vs world29.3%43 of 177 · highest-to-lowest76.1 / 100+2.1 pp vs world-0.6%117 of 139 · highest-to-lowest15.9 / 100-1.7 pp vs world
Lesotho197829.9%51 of 177 · highest-to-lowest71.6 / 100+1.4 pp vs world26.9%59 of 177 · highest-to-lowest67.0 / 100-0.6 pp vs world2.9%38 of 139 · highest-to-lowest73.2 / 100+2.0 pp vs world
Lesotho197939.9%18 of 177 · highest-to-lowest90.3 / 100+11.6 pp vs world36.9%16 of 177 · highest-to-lowest91.5 / 100+9.7 pp vs world3.0%33 of 142 · highest-to-lowest77.3 / 100+1.9 pp vs world
Lesotho198039.0%17 of 177 · highest-to-lowest90.9 / 100+11.0 pp vs world38.5%13 of 177 · highest-to-lowest93.2 / 100+11.4 pp vs world0.5%99 of 143 · highest-to-lowest31.0 / 100-0.4 pp vs world
Lesotho198139.5%16 of 177 · highest-to-lowest91.5 / 100+12.0 pp vs world38.7%15 of 177 · highest-to-lowest92.0 / 100+11.9 pp vs world0.8%79 of 144 · highest-to-lowest45.5 / 100+0.1 pp vs world
Lesotho198245.2%12 of 177 · highest-to-lowest93.8 / 100+18.9 pp vs world47.8%9 of 177 · highest-to-lowest95.5 / 100+21.6 pp vs world-2.6%133 of 145 · highest-to-lowest8.3 / 100-2.7 pp vs world
Lesotho198330.9%39 of 177 · highest-to-lowest78.4 / 100+5.0 pp vs world32.0%27 of 177 · highest-to-lowest85.2 / 100+6.3 pp vs world-1.1%118 of 146 · highest-to-lowest19.3 / 100-1.3 pp vs world
Lesotho198438.2%12 of 177 · highest-to-lowest93.8 / 100+11.8 pp vs world38.7%13 of 177 · highest-to-lowest93.2 / 100+13.4 pp vs world-0.5%122 of 147 · highest-to-lowest17.1 / 100-1.6 pp vs world
Lesotho198545.3%7 of 177 · highest-to-lowest96.6 / 100+19.6 pp vs world47.3%6 of 177 · highest-to-lowest97.2 / 100+22.5 pp vs world-2.0%134 of 148 · highest-to-lowest9.5 / 100-2.8 pp vs world
Lesotho198642.3%12 of 177 · highest-to-lowest93.8 / 100+16.8 pp vs world41.9%10 of 177 · highest-to-lowest94.9 / 100+17.0 pp vs world0.3%84 of 148 · highest-to-lowest43.5 / 100-0.2 pp vs world
Lesotho198741.7%7 of 177 · highest-to-lowest96.6 / 100+16.2 pp vs world42.7%5 of 177 · highest-to-lowest97.7 / 100+17.8 pp vs world-1.1%132 of 151 · highest-to-lowest12.7 / 100-1.6 pp vs world
Lesotho198847.7%3 of 177 · highest-to-lowest98.9 / 100+21.4 pp vs world48.8%4 of 177 · highest-to-lowest98.3 / 100+23.4 pp vs world-1.1%137 of 151 · highest-to-lowest9.3 / 100-2.0 pp vs world
Lesotho198947.8%5 of 178 · highest-to-lowest97.7 / 100+21.6 pp vs world51.1%6 of 178 · highest-to-lowest97.2 / 100+26.0 pp vs world-3.2%143 of 152 · highest-to-lowest6.0 / 100-4.3 pp vs world
Lesotho199055.1%4 of 205 · highest-to-lowest98.5 / 100+29.3 pp vs world57.3%3 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.0 / 100+32.3 pp vs world-2.2%159 of 174 · highest-to-lowest8.7 / 100-3.0 pp vs world
Lesotho199167.6%1 of 205 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+42.3 pp vs world71.0%1 of 205 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+46.7 pp vs world-3.4%163 of 172 · highest-to-lowest5.3 / 100-4.3 pp vs world
Lesotho199269.3%1 of 205 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+44.6 pp vs world71.0%1 of 205 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+47.2 pp vs world-1.7%151 of 167 · highest-to-lowest9.6 / 100-2.5 pp vs world
Lesotho199357.2%2 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+33.0 pp vs world60.1%2 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+36.4 pp vs world-2.8%155 of 170 · highest-to-lowest8.9 / 100-3.4 pp vs world
Lesotho199457.9%3 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.0 / 100+33.5 pp vs world62.0%2 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+38.3 pp vs world-4.0%163 of 170 · highest-to-lowest4.1 / 100-4.8 pp vs world
Lesotho199563.1%4 of 205 · highest-to-lowest98.5 / 100+38.6 pp vs world66.3%3 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.0 / 100+42.6 pp vs world-3.2%165 of 171 · highest-to-lowest3.5 / 100-4.1 pp vs world
Lesotho199661.5%4 of 205 · highest-to-lowest98.5 / 100+37.1 pp vs world63.6%3 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.0 / 100+39.9 pp vs world-2.1%160 of 171 · highest-to-lowest6.5 / 100-2.8 pp vs world
Lesotho199756.7%2 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+32.3 pp vs world60.0%2 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+36.5 pp vs world-3.3%168 of 172 · highest-to-lowest2.3 / 100-4.1 pp vs world
Lesotho199853.6%4 of 205 · highest-to-lowest98.5 / 100+29.6 pp vs world55.5%3 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.0 / 100+32.1 pp vs world-1.9%155 of 168 · highest-to-lowest7.8 / 100-2.5 pp vs world
Lesotho199947.8%4 of 205 · highest-to-lowest98.5 / 100+23.9 pp vs world47.8%5 of 205 · highest-to-lowest98.0 / 100+24.3 pp vs world0.0%112 of 168 · highest-to-lowest33.5 / 100-0.4 pp vs world
Lesotho200043.1%7 of 205 · highest-to-lowest97.1 / 100+18.8 pp vs world44.5%6 of 205 · highest-to-lowest97.5 / 100+20.8 pp vs world-1.4%162 of 170 · highest-to-lowest4.7 / 100-2.0 pp vs world
Lesotho200137.6%14 of 205 · highest-to-lowest93.6 / 100+14.0 pp vs world38.5%10 of 205 · highest-to-lowest95.6 / 100+15.2 pp vs world-0.9%155 of 172 · highest-to-lowest9.9 / 100-1.2 pp vs world
Lesotho200229.5%31 of 205 · highest-to-lowest85.3 / 100+6.6 pp vs world31.8%17 of 205 · highest-to-lowest92.2 / 100+9.1 pp vs world-2.3%170 of 175 · highest-to-lowest2.9 / 100-2.6 pp vs world
Lesotho200328.6%40 of 205 · highest-to-lowest80.9 / 100+5.4 pp vs world31.6%22 of 205 · highest-to-lowest89.7 / 100+8.9 pp vs world-3.1%169 of 174 · highest-to-lowest2.9 / 100-3.5 pp vs world
Lesotho200426.3%59 of 205 · highest-to-lowest71.6 / 100+2.4 pp vs world27.2%38 of 205 · highest-to-lowest81.9 / 100+4.1 pp vs world-0.9%161 of 178 · highest-to-lowest9.6 / 100-1.6 pp vs world
Lesotho200521.8%123 of 207 · highest-to-lowest40.8 / 100-2.5 pp vs world21.7%107 of 207 · highest-to-lowest48.5 / 100-1.9 pp vs world0.0%149 of 178 · highest-to-lowest16.4 / 100-0.6 pp vs world
Lesotho200620.4%144 of 207 · highest-to-lowest30.6 / 100-4.4 pp vs world22.1%114 of 207 · highest-to-lowest45.1 / 100-1.9 pp vs world-1.7%176 of 180 · highest-to-lowest2.2 / 100-2.5 pp vs world
Lesotho200724.9%98 of 207 · highest-to-lowest52.9 / 100-0.4 pp vs world23.5%105 of 207 · highest-to-lowest49.5 / 100-0.8 pp vs world1.4%72 of 179 · highest-to-lowest60.1 / 100+0.4 pp vs world
Lesotho200828.0%78 of 209 · highest-to-lowest63.0 / 100+2.6 pp vs world26.4%77 of 209 · highest-to-lowest63.5 / 100+2.0 pp vs world1.6%74 of 180 · highest-to-lowest59.2 / 100+0.6 pp vs world
Lesotho200930.5%42 of 209 · highest-to-lowest80.3 / 100+7.2 pp vs world28.4%45 of 209 · highest-to-lowest78.8 / 100+4.7 pp vs world2.2%27 of 179 · highest-to-lowest85.4 / 100+2.5 pp vs world
Lesotho201031.3%38 of 209 · highest-to-lowest82.2 / 100+6.7 pp vs world29.4%37 of 209 · highest-to-lowest82.7 / 100+5.8 pp vs world1.9%40 of 178 · highest-to-lowest78.0 / 100+0.9 pp vs world
Lesotho201125.3%80 of 209 · highest-to-lowest62.0 / 100+0.1 pp vs world28.0%43 of 209 · highest-to-lowest79.8 / 100+4.0 pp vs world-2.7%174 of 179 · highest-to-lowest2.8 / 100-3.9 pp vs world
Lesotho201235.7%23 of 209 · highest-to-lowest89.4 / 100+10.3 pp vs world35.9%15 of 209 · highest-to-lowest93.3 / 100+11.4 pp vs world-0.2%146 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.1 / 100-1.1 pp vs world
Lesotho201332.7%26 of 209 · highest-to-lowest88.0 / 100+7.2 pp vs world31.0%23 of 209 · highest-to-lowest89.4 / 100+6.4 pp vs world1.7%39 of 176 · highest-to-lowest78.3 / 100+0.8 pp vs world
Lesotho201434.1%24 of 209 · highest-to-lowest88.9 / 100+8.4 pp vs world29.4%33 of 209 · highest-to-lowest84.6 / 100+4.6 pp vs world4.7%11 of 175 · highest-to-lowest94.3 / 100+3.8 pp vs world
Lesotho201530.4%40 of 209 · highest-to-lowest81.3 / 100+4.7 pp vs world28.3%45 of 209 · highest-to-lowest78.8 / 100+3.3 pp vs world2.1%30 of 176 · highest-to-lowest83.4 / 100+1.4 pp vs world
Lesotho201628.8%48 of 209 · highest-to-lowest77.4 / 100+3.4 pp vs world26.6%55 of 209 · highest-to-lowest74.0 / 100+1.7 pp vs world2.1%27 of 176 · highest-to-lowest85.1 / 100+1.7 pp vs world
Lesotho201722.2%111 of 209 · highest-to-lowest47.1 / 100-3.7 pp vs world27.4%46 of 209 · highest-to-lowest78.4 / 100+2.2 pp vs world-5.2%174 of 175 · highest-to-lowest0.6 / 100-5.9 pp vs world
Lesotho201821.4%133 of 209 · highest-to-lowest36.5 / 100-4.9 pp vs world26.0%62 of 209 · highest-to-lowest70.7 / 100+0.4 pp vs world-4.5%174 of 175 · highest-to-lowest0.6 / 100-5.3 pp vs world
Lesotho201926.8%58 of 209 · highest-to-lowest72.6 / 100+0.4 pp vs world25.9%60 of 209 · highest-to-lowest71.6 / 100-0.0 pp vs world0.9%69 of 174 · highest-to-lowest60.7 / 100+0.4 pp vs world
Lesotho202026.3%61 of 209 · highest-to-lowest71.2 / 100-0.0 pp vs world24.3%74 of 209 · highest-to-lowest64.9 / 100-1.7 pp vs world2.0%33 of 173 · highest-to-lowest81.4 / 100+1.6 pp vs world
Lesotho202128.5%53 of 209 · highest-to-lowest75.0 / 100+1.4 pp vs world25.7%64 of 209 · highest-to-lowest69.7 / 100-0.4 pp vs world2.8%37 of 171 · highest-to-lowest78.8 / 100+1.8 pp vs world
Lesotho202227.4%60 of 209 · highest-to-lowest71.6 / 100+0.2 pp vs world27.1%51 of 209 · highest-to-lowest76.0 / 100+1.1 pp vs world0.3%128 of 170 · highest-to-lowest24.9 / 100-1.0 pp vs world
Lesotho202334.2%20 of 209 · highest-to-lowest90.9 / 100+7.9 pp vs world28.2%39 of 209 · highest-to-lowest81.7 / 100+2.4 pp vs world6.0%9 of 169 · highest-to-lowest95.2 / 100+5.5 pp vs world
Lesotho202426.3%64 of 209 · highest-to-lowest69.7 / 100+0.3 pp vs world27.9%39 of 209 · highest-to-lowest81.7 / 100+2.4 pp vs world-1.6%153 of 163 · highest-to-lowest6.2 / 100-2.1 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

A larger investment share is not automatically better; depreciation, utilization and project quality are outside this accounting measure.

Latest common comparison

Africa20.9%2024
Southern Africa15.5%2024
World26.0%2024

07 · Trade structure and external balance

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Full historical record

Trade openness

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Lesotho is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Trade openness across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–2024201.3156.6111.967.222.51970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates - 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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Formation1970–1990

55.8% → 161.1%

Percentage-point change: +105.3 pp
Integration1990–2010

161.1% → 150.1%

Percentage-point change: -11.0 pp
Current era2010–2024

150.1% → 129.7%

Percentage-point change: -20.4 pp
Exports42.0%2024 · Published series · World rank 83 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Imports87.7%2024 · Published series · World rank 16 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Net exports-45.7%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 203 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Trade openness129.7%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 43 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the trade structure and external balance section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
Lesotho19708.9%156 of 178 · highest-to-lowest12.4 / 100-2.4 pp vs world47.0%51 of 178 · highest-to-lowest71.8 / 100+35.7 pp vs world-38.1%168 of 178 · highest-to-lowest5.6 / 100-38.1 pp vs world55.8%97 of 178 · highest-to-lowest45.8 / 100+33.3 pp vs world
Lesotho197111.0%148 of 178 · highest-to-lowest16.9 / 100-0.5 pp vs world62.0%32 of 178 · highest-to-lowest82.5 / 100+50.6 pp vs world-51.0%173 of 178 · highest-to-lowest2.8 / 100-51.1 pp vs world73.0%77 of 178 · highest-to-lowest57.1 / 100+50.2 pp vs world
Lesotho197212.8%146 of 178 · highest-to-lowest18.1 / 100+1.0 pp vs world69.7%23 of 178 · highest-to-lowest87.6 / 100+58.1 pp vs world-56.9%172 of 178 · highest-to-lowest3.4 / 100-57.1 pp vs world82.5%61 of 178 · highest-to-lowest66.1 / 100+59.1 pp vs world
Lesotho197311.9%153 of 178 · highest-to-lowest14.1 / 100-1.3 pp vs world68.0%26 of 178 · highest-to-lowest85.9 / 100+55.1 pp vs world-56.2%172 of 178 · highest-to-lowest3.4 / 100-56.4 pp vs world79.9%64 of 178 · highest-to-lowest64.4 / 100+53.7 pp vs world
Lesotho197411.8%155 of 178 · highest-to-lowest13.0 / 100-4.3 pp vs world84.4%14 of 178 · highest-to-lowest92.7 / 100+68.4 pp vs world-72.7%178 of 178 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-72.7 pp vs world96.2%49 of 178 · highest-to-lowest72.9 / 100+64.0 pp vs world
Lesotho197512.0%153 of 178 · highest-to-lowest14.1 / 100-3.3 pp vs world108.3%6 of 178 · highest-to-lowest97.2 / 100+93.1 pp vs world-96.3%178 of 178 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-96.3 pp vs world120.2%33 of 178 · highest-to-lowest81.9 / 100+89.8 pp vs world
Lesotho197615.0%136 of 178 · highest-to-lowest23.7 / 100-0.7 pp vs world143.9%3 of 178 · highest-to-lowest98.9 / 100+128.1 pp vs world-128.9%178 of 178 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-128.8 pp vs world158.9%12 of 178 · highest-to-lowest93.8 / 100+127.4 pp vs world
Lesotho19779.7%158 of 178 · highest-to-lowest11.3 / 100-6.1 pp vs world116.6%6 of 178 · highest-to-lowest97.2 / 100+100.5 pp vs world-106.9%178 of 178 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-106.6 pp vs world126.3%22 of 178 · highest-to-lowest88.1 / 100+94.4 pp vs world
Lesotho197814.2%143 of 178 · highest-to-lowest19.8 / 100-1.3 pp vs world94.1%7 of 178 · highest-to-lowest96.6 / 100+78.4 pp vs world-79.9%178 of 178 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-79.6 pp vs world108.4%36 of 178 · highest-to-lowest80.2 / 100+77.1 pp vs world
Lesotho197918.5%125 of 178 · highest-to-lowest29.9 / 100+1.6 pp vs world128.3%3 of 178 · highest-to-lowest98.9 / 100+111.2 pp vs world-109.8%178 of 178 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-109.5 pp vs world146.9%17 of 178 · highest-to-lowest91.0 / 100+112.8 pp vs world
Lesotho198018.9%124 of 178 · highest-to-lowest30.5 / 100+0.6 pp vs world127.9%3 of 178 · highest-to-lowest98.9 / 100+109.3 pp vs world-109.0%178 of 178 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-108.7 pp vs world146.8%16 of 178 · highest-to-lowest91.5 / 100+109.9 pp vs world
Lesotho198116.5%131 of 178 · highest-to-lowest26.6 / 100-1.5 pp vs world135.1%6 of 178 · highest-to-lowest97.2 / 100+116.7 pp vs world-118.6%178 of 178 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-118.2 pp vs world151.7%21 of 178 · highest-to-lowest88.7 / 100+115.2 pp vs world
Lesotho198213.9%140 of 178 · highest-to-lowest21.5 / 100-3.1 pp vs world144.3%4 of 178 · highest-to-lowest98.3 / 100+126.9 pp vs world-130.4%177 of 178 · highest-to-lowest0.6 / 100-130.0 pp vs world158.2%15 of 178 · highest-to-lowest92.1 / 100+123.8 pp vs world
Lesotho198312.1%147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 100-4.3 pp vs world152.9%3 of 178 · highest-to-lowest98.9 / 100+136.1 pp vs world-140.7%178 of 178 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-140.4 pp vs world165.0%13 of 178 · highest-to-lowest93.2 / 100+131.8 pp vs world
Lesotho198412.4%151 of 178 · highest-to-lowest15.3 / 100-4.5 pp vs world155.7%3 of 178 · highest-to-lowest98.9 / 100+138.6 pp vs world-143.3%178 of 178 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-143.1 pp vs world168.1%16 of 178 · highest-to-lowest91.5 / 100+134.1 pp vs world
Lesotho198511.9%153 of 178 · highest-to-lowest14.1 / 100-4.6 pp vs world145.5%4 of 178 · highest-to-lowest98.3 / 100+128.9 pp vs world-133.6%178 of 178 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-133.5 pp vs world157.4%16 of 178 · highest-to-lowest91.5 / 100+124.2 pp vs world
Lesotho198611.9%147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 100-3.9 pp vs world138.7%6 of 178 · highest-to-lowest97.2 / 100+122.7 pp vs world-126.8%176 of 178 · highest-to-lowest1.1 / 100-126.6 pp vs world150.6%16 of 178 · highest-to-lowest91.5 / 100+118.7 pp vs world
Lesotho198715.2%138 of 178 · highest-to-lowest22.6 / 100-1.3 pp vs world138.1%4 of 178 · highest-to-lowest98.3 / 100+121.5 pp vs world-122.9%176 of 178 · highest-to-lowest1.1 / 100-122.8 pp vs world153.3%14 of 178 · highest-to-lowest92.7 / 100+120.2 pp vs world
Lesotho198818.2%124 of 178 · highest-to-lowest30.5 / 100+1.3 pp vs world148.9%3 of 178 · highest-to-lowest98.9 / 100+131.7 pp vs world-130.6%178 of 178 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-130.4 pp vs world167.1%10 of 178 · highest-to-lowest94.9 / 100+132.9 pp vs world
Lesotho198917.6%133 of 179 · highest-to-lowest25.8 / 100+0.2 pp vs world148.6%3 of 179 · highest-to-lowest98.9 / 100+130.8 pp vs world-130.9%179 of 179 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-130.6 pp vs world166.2%12 of 179 · highest-to-lowest93.8 / 100+131.0 pp vs world
Lesotho199016.0%153 of 206 · highest-to-lowest25.9 / 100-3.0 pp vs world145.1%5 of 206 · highest-to-lowest98.0 / 100+125.9 pp vs world-129.1%204 of 206 · highest-to-lowest1.0 / 100-128.9 pp vs world161.1%15 of 206 · highest-to-lowest93.2 / 100+123.0 pp vs world
Lesotho199115.0%159 of 206 · highest-to-lowest22.9 / 100-3.6 pp vs world154.9%4 of 206 · highest-to-lowest98.5 / 100+136.3 pp vs world-139.9%205 of 206 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 100-139.9 pp vs world170.0%11 of 206 · highest-to-lowest95.1 / 100+132.7 pp vs world
Lesotho199217.5%144 of 206 · highest-to-lowest30.2 / 100-2.3 pp vs world141.6%3 of 206 · highest-to-lowest99.0 / 100+122.2 pp vs world-124.1%206 of 206 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-124.5 pp vs world159.1%12 of 206 · highest-to-lowest94.6 / 100+119.9 pp vs world
Lesotho199320.0%142 of 206 · highest-to-lowest31.2 / 100+1.2 pp vs world143.5%3 of 206 · highest-to-lowest99.0 / 100+125.2 pp vs world-123.6%206 of 206 · highest-to-lowest0.0 / 100-124.0 pp vs world163.5%11 of 206 · highest-to-lowest95.1 / 100+126.4 pp vs world
Lesotho199420.6%150 of 206 · highest-to-lowest27.3 / 100+1.2 pp vs world134.1%5 of 206 · highest-to-lowest98.0 / 100+115.1 pp vs world-113.5%205 of 206 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 100-113.9 pp vs world154.7%15 of 206 · highest-to-lowest93.2 / 100+116.3 pp vs world
Lesotho199520.2%155 of 206 · highest-to-lowest24.9 / 100-0.4 pp vs world142.1%6 of 206 · highest-to-lowest97.6 / 100+121.9 pp vs world-121.9%205 of 206 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 100-122.3 pp vs world162.3%13 of 206 · highest-to-lowest94.1 / 100+121.5 pp vs world
Lesotho199622.8%142 of 206 · highest-to-lowest31.2 / 100+1.7 pp vs world141.3%4 of 206 · highest-to-lowest98.5 / 100+120.6 pp vs world-118.5%205 of 206 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 100-118.9 pp vs world164.1%13 of 206 · highest-to-lowest94.1 / 100+122.3 pp vs world
Lesotho199725.6%134 of 206 · highest-to-lowest35.1 / 100+3.5 pp vs world133.4%4 of 206 · highest-to-lowest98.5 / 100+111.9 pp vs world-107.9%205 of 206 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 100-108.4 pp vs world159.0%13 of 206 · highest-to-lowest94.1 / 100+115.5 pp vs world
Lesotho199833.2%98 of 206 · highest-to-lowest52.7 / 100+11.4 pp vs world145.3%3 of 206 · highest-to-lowest99.0 / 100+123.9 pp vs world-112.1%205 of 206 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 100-112.4 pp vs world178.5%8 of 206 · highest-to-lowest96.6 / 100+135.3 pp vs world
Lesotho199928.6%115 of 206 · highest-to-lowest44.4 / 100+6.8 pp vs world129.6%4 of 206 · highest-to-lowest98.5 / 100+108.0 pp vs world-101.0%205 of 206 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 100-101.2 pp vs world158.2%15 of 206 · highest-to-lowest93.2 / 100+114.8 pp vs world
Lesotho200035.2%107 of 206 · highest-to-lowest48.3 / 100+11.6 pp vs world126.1%4 of 206 · highest-to-lowest98.5 / 100+102.7 pp vs world-90.9%205 of 206 · highest-to-lowest0.5 / 100-91.0 pp vs world161.3%13 of 206 · highest-to-lowest94.1 / 100+114.3 pp vs world
Lesotho200154.4%42 of 206 · highest-to-lowest80.0 / 100+31.4 pp vs world127.8%4 of 206 · highest-to-lowest98.5 / 100+104.8 pp vs world-73.4%203 of 206 · highest-to-lowest1.5 / 100-73.4 pp vs world182.2%8 of 206 · highest-to-lowest96.6 / 100+136.3 pp vs world
Lesotho200266.8%21 of 206 · highest-to-lowest90.2 / 100+43.6 pp vs world134.5%4 of 206 · highest-to-lowest98.5 / 100+111.5 pp vs world-67.7%202 of 206 · highest-to-lowest2.0 / 100-67.9 pp vs world201.3%5 of 206 · highest-to-lowest98.0 / 100+155.1 pp vs world
Lesotho200360.6%30 of 206 · highest-to-lowest85.9 / 100+36.7 pp vs world130.4%4 of 206 · highest-to-lowest98.5 / 100+106.7 pp vs world-69.8%201 of 206 · highest-to-lowest2.4 / 100-70.0 pp vs world191.1%7 of 206 · highest-to-lowest97.1 / 100+143.4 pp vs world
Lesotho200456.9%45 of 206 · highest-to-lowest78.5 / 100+31.2 pp vs world121.5%6 of 206 · highest-to-lowest97.6 / 100+96.0 pp vs world-64.6%200 of 206 · highest-to-lowest2.9 / 100-64.9 pp vs world178.4%8 of 206 · highest-to-lowest96.6 / 100+127.2 pp vs world
Lesotho200549.3%68 of 208 · highest-to-lowest67.6 / 100+22.3 pp vs world113.1%7 of 208 · highest-to-lowest97.1 / 100+86.5 pp vs world-63.8%203 of 208 · highest-to-lowest2.4 / 100-64.2 pp vs world162.5%10 of 208 · highest-to-lowest95.7 / 100+108.8 pp vs world
Lesotho200654.1%55 of 208 · highest-to-lowest73.9 / 100+25.4 pp vs world111.5%8 of 208 · highest-to-lowest96.6 / 100+83.4 pp vs world-57.4%201 of 208 · highest-to-lowest3.4 / 100-58.1 pp vs world165.5%11 of 208 · highest-to-lowest95.2 / 100+108.8 pp vs world
Lesotho200753.2%58 of 208 · highest-to-lowest72.5 / 100+23.7 pp vs world111.8%7 of 208 · highest-to-lowest97.1 / 100+82.9 pp vs world-58.6%203 of 208 · highest-to-lowest2.4 / 100-59.3 pp vs world165.0%11 of 208 · highest-to-lowest95.2 / 100+106.6 pp vs world
Lesotho200852.9%63 of 210 · highest-to-lowest70.3 / 100+22.0 pp vs world108.2%9 of 210 · highest-to-lowest96.2 / 100+78.0 pp vs world-55.3%203 of 210 · highest-to-lowest3.3 / 100-56.0 pp vs world161.1%14 of 210 · highest-to-lowest93.8 / 100+99.9 pp vs world
Lesotho200944.8%72 of 210 · highest-to-lowest66.0 / 100+18.5 pp vs world114.1%8 of 210 · highest-to-lowest96.7 / 100+88.5 pp vs world-69.4%207 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.4 / 100-70.0 pp vs world158.9%11 of 210 · highest-to-lowest95.2 / 100+107.0 pp vs world
Lesotho201042.1%85 of 210 · highest-to-lowest59.8 / 100+13.5 pp vs world108.0%10 of 210 · highest-to-lowest95.7 / 100+80.3 pp vs world-65.8%207 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.4 / 100-66.8 pp vs world150.1%15 of 210 · highest-to-lowest93.3 / 100+93.9 pp vs world
Lesotho201147.7%74 of 210 · highest-to-lowest65.1 / 100+17.4 pp vs world102.1%11 of 210 · highest-to-lowest95.2 / 100+72.6 pp vs world-54.4%202 of 210 · highest-to-lowest3.8 / 100-55.3 pp vs world149.8%23 of 210 · highest-to-lowest89.5 / 100+90.0 pp vs world
Lesotho201241.8%88 of 210 · highest-to-lowest58.4 / 100+11.6 pp vs world108.4%9 of 210 · highest-to-lowest96.2 / 100+79.2 pp vs world-66.6%206 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.9 / 100-67.6 pp vs world150.2%24 of 210 · highest-to-lowest89.0 / 100+90.9 pp vs world
Lesotho201338.2%100 of 210 · highest-to-lowest52.6 / 100+8.1 pp vs world95.1%11 of 210 · highest-to-lowest95.2 / 100+66.0 pp vs world-56.9%203 of 210 · highest-to-lowest3.3 / 100-57.9 pp vs world133.4%33 of 210 · highest-to-lowest84.7 / 100+74.2 pp vs world
Lesotho201438.1%97 of 210 · highest-to-lowest54.1 / 100+8.4 pp vs world88.1%16 of 210 · highest-to-lowest92.8 / 100+59.2 pp vs world-50.0%201 of 210 · highest-to-lowest4.3 / 100-50.8 pp vs world126.3%36 of 210 · highest-to-lowest83.3 / 100+67.6 pp vs world
Lesotho201542.9%74 of 210 · highest-to-lowest65.1 / 100+14.8 pp vs world86.8%16 of 210 · highest-to-lowest92.8 / 100+59.3 pp vs world-43.9%199 of 210 · highest-to-lowest5.3 / 100-44.5 pp vs world129.7%35 of 210 · highest-to-lowest83.7 / 100+74.1 pp vs world
Lesotho201645.8%67 of 210 · highest-to-lowest68.4 / 100+18.6 pp vs world90.5%13 of 210 · highest-to-lowest94.3 / 100+64.1 pp vs world-44.8%203 of 210 · highest-to-lowest3.3 / 100-45.6 pp vs world136.3%26 of 210 · highest-to-lowest88.0 / 100+82.7 pp vs world
Lesotho201747.5%65 of 210 · highest-to-lowest69.4 / 100+19.4 pp vs world98.9%9 of 210 · highest-to-lowest96.2 / 100+71.5 pp vs world-51.4%205 of 210 · highest-to-lowest2.4 / 100-52.2 pp vs world146.4%23 of 210 · highest-to-lowest89.5 / 100+90.9 pp vs world
Lesotho201849.8%61 of 210 · highest-to-lowest71.3 / 100+20.7 pp vs world94.6%10 of 210 · highest-to-lowest95.7 / 100+66.3 pp vs world-44.8%202 of 210 · highest-to-lowest3.8 / 100-45.6 pp vs world144.4%24 of 210 · highest-to-lowest89.0 / 100+87.1 pp vs world
Lesotho201946.2%68 of 210 · highest-to-lowest67.9 / 100+18.1 pp vs world94.3%11 of 210 · highest-to-lowest95.2 / 100+66.8 pp vs world-48.1%205 of 210 · highest-to-lowest2.4 / 100-48.7 pp vs world140.5%24 of 210 · highest-to-lowest89.0 / 100+84.9 pp vs world
Lesotho202044.4%54 of 210 · highest-to-lowest74.6 / 100+18.4 pp vs world96.6%8 of 210 · highest-to-lowest96.7 / 100+71.3 pp vs world-52.2%206 of 210 · highest-to-lowest1.9 / 100-52.9 pp vs world141.1%20 of 210 · highest-to-lowest90.9 / 100+89.6 pp vs world
Lesotho202146.1%64 of 210 · highest-to-lowest69.9 / 100+17.5 pp vs world93.0%8 of 210 · highest-to-lowest96.7 / 100+65.4 pp vs world-46.9%203 of 210 · highest-to-lowest3.3 / 100-47.9 pp vs world139.2%29 of 210 · highest-to-lowest86.6 / 100+82.9 pp vs world
Lesotho202246.5%83 of 210 · highest-to-lowest60.8 / 100+15.6 pp vs world95.9%14 of 210 · highest-to-lowest93.8 / 100+65.7 pp vs world-49.4%203 of 210 · highest-to-lowest3.3 / 100-50.2 pp vs world142.4%32 of 210 · highest-to-lowest85.2 / 100+81.3 pp vs world
Lesotho202342.8%86 of 210 · highest-to-lowest59.3 / 100+13.7 pp vs world98.1%11 of 210 · highest-to-lowest95.2 / 100+69.8 pp vs world-55.3%204 of 210 · highest-to-lowest2.9 / 100-56.1 pp vs world140.9%29 of 210 · highest-to-lowest86.6 / 100+83.5 pp vs world
Lesotho202442.0%83 of 210 · highest-to-lowest60.8 / 100+13.0 pp vs world87.7%16 of 210 · highest-to-lowest92.8 / 100+59.6 pp vs world-45.7%203 of 210 · highest-to-lowest3.3 / 100-46.6 pp vs world129.7%43 of 210 · highest-to-lowest79.9 / 100+72.6 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Trade openness is exports plus imports relative to GDP. Imports are positive in the source but subtracted in the expenditure identity.

Latest common comparison

Africa55.1%2024
Southern Africa64.2%2024
World57.1%2024

08 · Industry mix and structural change

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Six mutually exclusive activities show the production structure. Manufacturing remains nested inside its parent activity.

Full historical record

Structural change across six activities

Other activities is the largest current activity at 45.7%. Each activity shows change separately for 1970–1990, 1990–2010, and 2010–current.

AMA activity values measure gross value added, not sales, revenue, shipments, gross output, or physical production.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing7.7%
1970–1990-10.8 pp1990–2010-8.3 pp2010–2024+2.3 pp

World specialization: 1.81×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities29.9%
1970–1990+8.9 pp1990–2010+11.0 pp2010–2024+3.1 pp

World specialization: 1.41×

Construction2.7%
1970–1990+8.6 pp1990–2010-1.7 pp2010–2024-5.3 pp

World specialization: 0.47×

Trade, restaurants and hotels9.6%
1970–1990-9.1 pp1990–2010+2.2 pp2010–2024-4.7 pp

World specialization: 0.67×

Transport, storage and communication4.3%
1970–1990+2.0 pp1990–2010+1.0 pp2010–2024-2.0 pp

World specialization: 0.44×

Other activities45.7%
1970–1990+0.4 pp1990–2010-4.2 pp2010–2024+6.6 pp

World specialization: 1.03×

Industry composition and economic scale

The 100% area view isolates changes in production mix. The current-dollar area view combines those shares with nominal GDP so the total height also shows the expansion or contraction of the economy.

A one-hundred-percent stacked area chart showing the changing share of six industries.0%25%50%75%100%1970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates - 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Agriculture, forestry and fishingMining, manufacturing and utilitiesConstructionTrade, restaurants and hotelsTransport, storage and communicationOther activitiesShare of total gross value added
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Formation1970–1990

42.9% → 43.3%

Percentage-point change: +0.4 pp
Integration1990–2010

43.3% → 39.1%

Percentage-point change: -4.2 pp
Current era2010–2024

39.1% → 45.7%

Percentage-point change: +6.6 pp
How to read specialization

World specialization compares an activity's share of this country's gross value added with that activity's share of world gross value added. A result of 1.00× means the shares match; above 1.00× means the activity is relatively more prominent locally, while below 1.00× means it is relatively less prominent. It describes economic structure, not productivity or competitiveness.

Current specialization against world

Agriculture, forestry and fishing1.81×
Mining, manufacturing and utilities1.41×
Construction0.47×
Trade, restaurants and hotels0.67×
Transport, storage and communication0.44×
Other activities1.03×
Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table55 annual rows

Annual shares for the six mutually exclusive broad industries, with world comparisons and ranks wherever comparable data exist. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table
Lesotho197024.4%57 of 176 · highest-to-lowest68.0 / 100+15.0 pp vs world7.0%156 of 178 · highest-to-lowest12.4 / 100-23.9 pp vs world1.2%174 of 178 · highest-to-lowest2.3 / 100-5.3 pp vs world21.2%40 of 177 · highest-to-lowest77.8 / 100+7.1 pp vs world3.4%153 of 177 · highest-to-lowest13.6 / 100-4.4 pp vs world42.9%20 of 178 · highest-to-lowest89.3 / 100+11.4 pp vs world
Lesotho197117.4%84 of 176 · highest-to-lowest52.6 / 100+8.4 pp vs world7.1%155 of 178 · highest-to-lowest13.0 / 100-23.4 pp vs world1.7%171 of 178 · highest-to-lowest4.0 / 100-4.9 pp vs world23.1%33 of 177 · highest-to-lowest81.8 / 100+9.1 pp vs world4.7%133 of 177 · highest-to-lowest25.0 / 100-3.2 pp vs world46.0%14 of 178 · highest-to-lowest92.7 / 100+14.0 pp vs world
Lesotho197224.3%57 of 176 · highest-to-lowest68.0 / 100+15.6 pp vs world7.0%155 of 178 · highest-to-lowest13.0 / 100-23.5 pp vs world1.8%169 of 178 · highest-to-lowest5.1 / 100-5.0 pp vs world19.9%41 of 177 · highest-to-lowest77.3 / 100+5.7 pp vs world6.3%100 of 177 · highest-to-lowest43.8 / 100-1.6 pp vs world40.7%22 of 178 · highest-to-lowest88.1 / 100+8.6 pp vs world
Lesotho197330.6%36 of 176 · highest-to-lowest80.0 / 100+21.4 pp vs world7.8%154 of 178 · highest-to-lowest13.6 / 100-23.0 pp vs world1.9%167 of 178 · highest-to-lowest6.2 / 100-4.9 pp vs world16.8%64 of 177 · highest-to-lowest64.2 / 100+2.8 pp vs world7.0%90 of 177 · highest-to-lowest49.4 / 100-0.8 pp vs world35.8%44 of 178 · highest-to-lowest75.7 / 100+4.2 pp vs world
Lesotho197426.9%48 of 176 · highest-to-lowest73.1 / 100+18.3 pp vs world9.6%144 of 178 · highest-to-lowest19.2 / 100-22.1 pp vs world2.3%161 of 178 · highest-to-lowest9.6 / 100-4.3 pp vs world18.0%54 of 177 · highest-to-lowest69.9 / 100+3.9 pp vs world7.5%77 of 177 · highest-to-lowest56.8 / 100-0.2 pp vs world35.7%42 of 178 · highest-to-lowest76.8 / 100+4.3 pp vs world
Lesotho197522.8%58 of 176 · highest-to-lowest67.4 / 100+14.5 pp vs world8.9%147 of 178 · highest-to-lowest17.5 / 100-21.8 pp vs world2.5%161 of 178 · highest-to-lowest9.6 / 100-4.3 pp vs world20.5%41 of 177 · highest-to-lowest77.3 / 100+6.3 pp vs world6.9%90 of 177 · highest-to-lowest49.4 / 100-0.8 pp vs world38.5%33 of 178 · highest-to-lowest81.9 / 100+5.9 pp vs world
Lesotho197619.2%69 of 176 · highest-to-lowest61.1 / 100+11.3 pp vs world7.9%151 of 178 · highest-to-lowest15.3 / 100-23.0 pp vs world5.2%105 of 178 · highest-to-lowest41.2 / 100-1.6 pp vs world18.5%51 of 177 · highest-to-lowest71.6 / 100+4.3 pp vs world8.2%56 of 177 · highest-to-lowest68.8 / 100+0.4 pp vs world40.9%26 of 178 · highest-to-lowest85.9 / 100+8.4 pp vs world
Lesotho197724.4%56 of 176 · highest-to-lowest68.6 / 100+16.6 pp vs world8.9%149 of 178 · highest-to-lowest16.4 / 100-21.9 pp vs world3.5%142 of 178 · highest-to-lowest20.3 / 100-3.2 pp vs world17.3%65 of 177 · highest-to-lowest63.6 / 100+3.0 pp vs world7.9%70 of 177 · highest-to-lowest60.8 / 100+0.0 pp vs world38.0%31 of 178 · highest-to-lowest83.1 / 100+5.3 pp vs world
Lesotho197821.0%58 of 176 · highest-to-lowest67.4 / 100+13.5 pp vs world15.8%122 of 178 · highest-to-lowest31.6 / 100-14.7 pp vs world3.6%144 of 178 · highest-to-lowest19.2 / 100-3.3 pp vs world14.0%102 of 177 · highest-to-lowest42.6 / 100-0.3 pp vs world6.9%92 of 177 · highest-to-lowest48.3 / 100-1.1 pp vs world38.7%33 of 178 · highest-to-lowest81.9 / 100+5.7 pp vs world
Lesotho197922.3%53 of 176 · highest-to-lowest70.3 / 100+15.0 pp vs world16.7%120 of 178 · highest-to-lowest32.8 / 100-14.1 pp vs world4.2%131 of 178 · highest-to-lowest26.6 / 100-2.6 pp vs world12.8%110 of 177 · highest-to-lowest38.1 / 100-1.4 pp vs world4.5%140 of 177 · highest-to-lowest21.0 / 100-3.4 pp vs world39.5%30 of 178 · highest-to-lowest83.6 / 100+6.4 pp vs world
Lesotho198019.2%61 of 176 · highest-to-lowest65.7 / 100+12.4 pp vs world15.4%125 of 178 · highest-to-lowest29.9 / 100-15.8 pp vs world4.5%126 of 178 · highest-to-lowest29.4 / 100-2.2 pp vs world12.0%122 of 177 · highest-to-lowest31.3 / 100-2.2 pp vs world3.7%149 of 177 · highest-to-lowest15.9 / 100-4.0 pp vs world45.2%16 of 178 · highest-to-lowest91.5 / 100+11.6 pp vs world
Lesotho198121.3%53 of 176 · highest-to-lowest70.3 / 100+14.5 pp vs world13.1%127 of 178 · highest-to-lowest28.8 / 100-17.5 pp vs world4.1%131 of 178 · highest-to-lowest26.6 / 100-2.3 pp vs world11.6%129 of 177 · highest-to-lowest27.3 / 100-2.8 pp vs world4.1%146 of 177 · highest-to-lowest17.6 / 100-3.7 pp vs world45.8%17 of 178 · highest-to-lowest91.0 / 100+11.6 pp vs world
Lesotho198217.0%72 of 176 · highest-to-lowest59.4 / 100+10.2 pp vs world13.7%125 of 178 · highest-to-lowest29.9 / 100-16.1 pp vs world5.9%91 of 178 · highest-to-lowest49.2 / 100-0.3 pp vs world12.5%122 of 177 · highest-to-lowest31.3 / 100-1.7 pp vs world4.4%146 of 177 · highest-to-lowest17.6 / 100-3.5 pp vs world46.5%16 of 178 · highest-to-lowest91.5 / 100+11.3 pp vs world
Lesotho198317.2%65 of 176 · highest-to-lowest63.4 / 100+10.3 pp vs world11.5%135 of 178 · highest-to-lowest24.3 / 100-17.8 pp vs world4.2%128 of 178 · highest-to-lowest28.2 / 100-1.8 pp vs world13.6%108 of 177 · highest-to-lowest39.2 / 100-0.7 pp vs world4.8%132 of 177 · highest-to-lowest25.6 / 100-3.2 pp vs world48.7%11 of 178 · highest-to-lowest94.4 / 100+12.9 pp vs world
Lesotho198416.3%70 of 176 · highest-to-lowest60.6 / 100+9.5 pp vs world11.8%135 of 178 · highest-to-lowest24.3 / 100-17.4 pp vs world4.6%112 of 178 · highest-to-lowest37.3 / 100-1.2 pp vs world14.0%99 of 177 · highest-to-lowest44.3 / 100-0.5 pp vs world5.1%134 of 177 · highest-to-lowest24.4 / 100-3.0 pp vs world48.2%11 of 178 · highest-to-lowest94.4 / 100+12.3 pp vs world
Lesotho198516.9%66 of 176 · highest-to-lowest62.9 / 100+10.5 pp vs world11.4%138 of 178 · highest-to-lowest22.6 / 100-17.4 pp vs world5.5%86 of 178 · highest-to-lowest52.0 / 100-0.2 pp vs world13.6%106 of 177 · highest-to-lowest40.3 / 100-1.2 pp vs world5.1%128 of 177 · highest-to-lowest27.8 / 100-2.9 pp vs world47.5%15 of 178 · highest-to-lowest92.1 / 100+10.9 pp vs world
Lesotho198617.5%66 of 176 · highest-to-lowest62.9 / 100+11.6 pp vs world12.9%134 of 178 · highest-to-lowest24.9 / 100-14.8 pp vs world4.6%111 of 178 · highest-to-lowest37.9 / 100-1.3 pp vs world13.4%115 of 177 · highest-to-lowest35.2 / 100-1.3 pp vs world4.9%141 of 177 · highest-to-lowest20.5 / 100-3.2 pp vs world46.8%17 of 178 · highest-to-lowest91.0 / 100+8.9 pp vs world
Lesotho198715.9%72 of 176 · highest-to-lowest59.4 / 100+10.5 pp vs world14.0%133 of 178 · highest-to-lowest25.4 / 100-13.4 pp vs world5.6%81 of 178 · highest-to-lowest54.8 / 100-0.5 pp vs world14.2%105 of 177 · highest-to-lowest40.9 / 100-0.4 pp vs world5.5%128 of 177 · highest-to-lowest27.8 / 100-2.6 pp vs world44.8%23 of 178 · highest-to-lowest87.6 / 100+6.3 pp vs world
Lesotho198815.9%76 of 176 · highest-to-lowest57.1 / 100+10.5 pp vs world14.3%131 of 178 · highest-to-lowest26.6 / 100-13.0 pp vs world6.7%52 of 178 · highest-to-lowest71.2 / 100+0.5 pp vs world12.7%127 of 177 · highest-to-lowest28.4 / 100-2.0 pp vs world5.2%134 of 177 · highest-to-lowest24.4 / 100-2.9 pp vs world45.3%22 of 178 · highest-to-lowest88.1 / 100+6.6 pp vs world
Lesotho198914.3%82 of 177 · highest-to-lowest54.0 / 100+8.9 pp vs world14.7%128 of 179 · highest-to-lowest28.7 / 100-12.1 pp vs world7.9%33 of 179 · highest-to-lowest82.0 / 100+1.7 pp vs world12.5%127 of 178 · highest-to-lowest28.8 / 100-2.1 pp vs world5.4%132 of 178 · highest-to-lowest26.0 / 100-2.6 pp vs world45.2%18 of 179 · highest-to-lowest90.4 / 100+6.1 pp vs world
Lesotho199013.6%104 of 204 · highest-to-lowest49.3 / 100+8.5 pp vs world15.9%151 of 206 · highest-to-lowest26.8 / 100-10.7 pp vs world9.8%27 of 206 · highest-to-lowest87.3 / 100+3.5 pp vs world12.1%144 of 205 · highest-to-lowest29.9 / 100-2.4 pp vs world5.3%160 of 205 · highest-to-lowest22.1 / 100-2.9 pp vs world43.3%28 of 206 · highest-to-lowest86.8 / 100+3.8 pp vs world
Lesotho19917.9%133 of 204 · highest-to-lowest35.0 / 100+3.1 pp vs world15.1%149 of 206 · highest-to-lowest27.8 / 100-10.9 pp vs world15.1%3 of 206 · highest-to-lowest99.0 / 100+9.0 pp vs world12.3%142 of 205 · highest-to-lowest30.9 / 100-2.6 pp vs world5.7%151 of 205 · highest-to-lowest26.5 / 100-2.6 pp vs world43.9%34 of 206 · highest-to-lowest83.9 / 100+3.7 pp vs world
Lesotho19929.7%118 of 204 · highest-to-lowest42.4 / 100+5.4 pp vs world16.2%145 of 206 · highest-to-lowest29.8 / 100-9.1 pp vs world16.4%1 of 206 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+10.5 pp vs world11.9%144 of 205 · highest-to-lowest29.9 / 100-3.5 pp vs world5.1%161 of 205 · highest-to-lowest21.6 / 100-3.2 pp vs world40.7%50 of 206 · highest-to-lowest76.1 / 100-0.4 pp vs world
Lesotho19939.0%118 of 204 · highest-to-lowest42.4 / 100+4.9 pp vs world16.5%137 of 206 · highest-to-lowest33.7 / 100-8.2 pp vs world17.6%1 of 206 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+11.7 pp vs world12.1%139 of 205 · highest-to-lowest32.4 / 100-3.0 pp vs world5.1%168 of 205 · highest-to-lowest18.1 / 100-3.3 pp vs world39.7%58 of 206 · highest-to-lowest72.2 / 100-2.1 pp vs world
Lesotho19949.1%118 of 204 · highest-to-lowest42.4 / 100+5.0 pp vs world14.8%147 of 206 · highest-to-lowest28.8 / 100-9.7 pp vs world19.4%1 of 206 · highest-to-lowest100.0 / 100+13.4 pp vs world12.8%139 of 205 · highest-to-lowest32.4 / 100-2.4 pp vs world5.1%165 of 205 · highest-to-lowest19.6 / 100-3.3 pp vs world38.8%61 of 206 · highest-to-lowest70.7 / 100-2.3 pp vs world
Lesotho19959.3%115 of 204 · highest-to-lowest43.8 / 100+5.3 pp vs world16.9%135 of 206 · highest-to-lowest34.6 / 100-7.6 pp vs world17.3%2 of 206 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+11.5 pp vs world12.3%141 of 205 · highest-to-lowest31.4 / 100-2.9 pp vs world4.8%171 of 205 · highest-to-lowest16.7 / 100-3.8 pp vs world39.5%59 of 206 · highest-to-lowest71.7 / 100-2.6 pp vs world
Lesotho19968.4%118 of 204 · highest-to-lowest42.4 / 100+4.3 pp vs world17.2%138 of 206 · highest-to-lowest33.2 / 100-7.1 pp vs world18.7%2 of 206 · highest-to-lowest99.5 / 100+13.0 pp vs world12.8%137 of 205 · highest-to-lowest33.3 / 100-2.2 pp vs world4.8%174 of 205 · highest-to-lowest15.2 / 100-3.8 pp vs world38.2%69 of 206 · highest-to-lowest66.8 / 100-4.2 pp vs world
Lesotho19977.7%119 of 204 · highest-to-lowest41.9 / 100+3.8 pp vs world18.8%129 of 206 · highest-to-lowest37.6 / 100-5.3 pp vs world15.0%4 of 206 · highest-to-lowest98.5 / 100+9.5 pp vs world13.4%124 of 205 · highest-to-lowest39.7 / 100-1.6 pp vs world5.0%171 of 205 · highest-to-lowest16.7 / 100-3.7 pp vs world40.1%60 of 206 · highest-to-lowest71.2 / 100-2.7 pp vs world
Lesotho19988.8%112 of 204 · highest-to-lowest45.3 / 100+5.0 pp vs world20.9%106 of 206 · highest-to-lowest48.8 / 100-2.3 pp vs world13.8%3 of 206 · highest-to-lowest99.0 / 100+8.4 pp vs world12.3%148 of 205 · highest-to-lowest27.9 / 100-2.8 pp vs world4.7%183 of 205 · highest-to-lowest10.8 / 100-4.3 pp vs world39.5%64 of 206 · highest-to-lowest69.3 / 100-3.9 pp vs world
Lesotho19999.2%106 of 204 · highest-to-lowest48.3 / 100+5.6 pp vs world22.5%91 of 206 · highest-to-lowest56.1 / 100-0.6 pp vs world14.0%3 of 206 · highest-to-lowest99.0 / 100+8.5 pp vs world12.0%150 of 205 · highest-to-lowest27.0 / 100-3.1 pp vs world4.4%188 of 205 · highest-to-lowest8.3 / 100-4.8 pp vs world38.1%72 of 206 · highest-to-lowest65.4 / 100-5.6 pp vs world
Lesotho20008.3%112 of 204 · highest-to-lowest45.3 / 100+4.8 pp vs world24.2%81 of 206 · highest-to-lowest61.0 / 100+0.7 pp vs world15.0%3 of 206 · highest-to-lowest99.0 / 100+9.7 pp vs world11.5%160 of 205 · highest-to-lowest22.1 / 100-3.5 pp vs world4.5%181 of 205 · highest-to-lowest11.8 / 100-4.6 pp vs world36.5%81 of 206 · highest-to-lowest61.0 / 100-7.1 pp vs world
Lesotho20018.8%104 of 204 · highest-to-lowest49.3 / 100+5.3 pp vs world29.8%44 of 206 · highest-to-lowest79.0 / 100+7.3 pp vs world11.5%6 of 206 · highest-to-lowest97.6 / 100+6.1 pp vs world11.3%165 of 205 · highest-to-lowest19.6 / 100-3.7 pp vs world4.6%184 of 205 · highest-to-lowest10.3 / 100-4.7 pp vs world34.1%99 of 206 · highest-to-lowest52.2 / 100-10.4 pp vs world
Lesotho20026.8%119 of 204 · highest-to-lowest41.9 / 100+3.4 pp vs world34.2%30 of 206 · highest-to-lowest85.9 / 100+12.1 pp vs world8.0%27 of 206 · highest-to-lowest87.3 / 100+2.7 pp vs world11.6%157 of 205 · highest-to-lowest23.5 / 100-3.3 pp vs world5.0%182 of 205 · highest-to-lowest11.3 / 100-4.3 pp vs world34.5%102 of 206 · highest-to-lowest50.7 / 100-10.6 pp vs world
Lesotho20036.7%120 of 204 · highest-to-lowest41.4 / 100+3.3 pp vs world33.0%34 of 206 · highest-to-lowest83.9 / 100+10.8 pp vs world7.9%29 of 206 · highest-to-lowest86.3 / 100+2.6 pp vs world12.0%154 of 205 · highest-to-lowest25.0 / 100-2.7 pp vs world4.8%187 of 205 · highest-to-lowest8.8 / 100-4.4 pp vs world35.5%96 of 206 · highest-to-lowest53.7 / 100-9.5 pp vs world
Lesotho20046.5%118 of 204 · highest-to-lowest42.4 / 100+3.0 pp vs world34.1%30 of 206 · highest-to-lowest85.9 / 100+11.6 pp vs world6.1%75 of 206 · highest-to-lowest63.9 / 100+0.7 pp vs world12.0%154 of 205 · highest-to-lowest25.0 / 100-2.7 pp vs world5.6%178 of 205 · highest-to-lowest13.2 / 100-3.9 pp vs world35.6%95 of 206 · highest-to-lowest54.1 / 100-8.7 pp vs world
Lesotho20056.1%119 of 205 · highest-to-lowest42.2 / 100+2.8 pp vs world34.2%32 of 208 · highest-to-lowest85.0 / 100+11.2 pp vs world5.9%89 of 208 · highest-to-lowest57.5 / 100+0.4 pp vs world12.4%152 of 207 · highest-to-lowest26.7 / 100-2.1 pp vs world6.3%166 of 207 · highest-to-lowest19.9 / 100-3.1 pp vs world35.1%101 of 208 · highest-to-lowest51.7 / 100-9.1 pp vs world
Lesotho20065.3%123 of 205 · highest-to-lowest40.2 / 100+2.0 pp vs world36.5%33 of 208 · highest-to-lowest84.5 / 100+13.0 pp vs world5.6%108 of 208 · highest-to-lowest48.3 / 100-0.1 pp vs world12.6%142 of 207 · highest-to-lowest31.6 / 100-1.8 pp vs world6.2%170 of 207 · highest-to-lowest18.0 / 100-3.1 pp vs world33.9%105 of 208 · highest-to-lowest49.8 / 100-10.0 pp vs world
Lesotho20075.3%119 of 205 · highest-to-lowest42.2 / 100+1.7 pp vs world36.8%27 of 208 · highest-to-lowest87.4 / 100+13.2 pp vs world5.3%124 of 208 · highest-to-lowest40.6 / 100-0.4 pp vs world13.0%142 of 207 · highest-to-lowest31.6 / 100-1.2 pp vs world6.2%170 of 207 · highest-to-lowest18.0 / 100-3.1 pp vs world33.3%108 of 208 · highest-to-lowest48.3 / 100-10.3 pp vs world
Lesotho20085.2%122 of 207 · highest-to-lowest41.3 / 100+1.5 pp vs world38.0%26 of 210 · highest-to-lowest88.0 / 100+13.9 pp vs world5.3%135 of 210 · highest-to-lowest35.9 / 100-0.3 pp vs world12.9%145 of 209 · highest-to-lowest30.8 / 100-1.2 pp vs world5.4%181 of 209 · highest-to-lowest13.5 / 100-3.9 pp vs world33.1%109 of 210 · highest-to-lowest48.3 / 100-10.0 pp vs world
Lesotho20095.9%119 of 207 · highest-to-lowest42.7 / 100+2.1 pp vs world29.4%44 of 210 · highest-to-lowest79.4 / 100+7.1 pp vs world6.5%83 of 210 · highest-to-lowest60.8 / 100+0.9 pp vs world14.0%125 of 209 · highest-to-lowest40.4 / 100-0.1 pp vs world6.0%176 of 209 · highest-to-lowest15.9 / 100-3.2 pp vs world38.2%94 of 210 · highest-to-lowest55.5 / 100-6.9 pp vs world
Lesotho20105.4%119 of 207 · highest-to-lowest42.7 / 100+1.4 pp vs world26.8%57 of 210 · highest-to-lowest73.2 / 100+3.1 pp vs world8.1%42 of 210 · highest-to-lowest80.4 / 100+2.7 pp vs world14.3%120 of 209 · highest-to-lowest42.8 / 100+0.3 pp vs world6.3%170 of 209 · highest-to-lowest18.8 / 100-2.8 pp vs world39.1%86 of 210 · highest-to-lowest59.3 / 100-4.7 pp vs world
Lesotho20115.1%122 of 207 · highest-to-lowest41.3 / 100+0.9 pp vs world30.2%50 of 210 · highest-to-lowest76.6 / 100+5.9 pp vs world6.8%61 of 210 · highest-to-lowest71.3 / 100+1.4 pp vs world14.2%123 of 209 · highest-to-lowest41.3 / 100+0.2 pp vs world6.1%168 of 209 · highest-to-lowest19.7 / 100-2.8 pp vs world37.6%98 of 210 · highest-to-lowest53.6 / 100-5.6 pp vs world
Lesotho20125.5%115 of 207 · highest-to-lowest44.7 / 100+1.3 pp vs world25.9%64 of 210 · highest-to-lowest69.9 / 100+1.8 pp vs world8.9%24 of 210 · highest-to-lowest89.0 / 100+3.4 pp vs world15.7%97 of 209 · highest-to-lowest53.8 / 100+1.6 pp vs world6.3%166 of 209 · highest-to-lowest20.7 / 100-2.5 pp vs world37.6%96 of 210 · highest-to-lowest54.5 / 100-5.6 pp vs world
Lesotho20135.7%116 of 207 · highest-to-lowest44.2 / 100+1.3 pp vs world25.4%63 of 210 · highest-to-lowest70.3 / 100+1.6 pp vs world7.3%57 of 210 · highest-to-lowest73.2 / 100+1.7 pp vs world16.3%86 of 209 · highest-to-lowest59.1 / 100+2.2 pp vs world6.4%167 of 209 · highest-to-lowest20.2 / 100-2.5 pp vs world39.0%88 of 210 · highest-to-lowest58.4 / 100-4.3 pp vs world
Lesotho20144.4%127 of 207 · highest-to-lowest38.8 / 100+0.0 pp vs world30.0%39 of 210 · highest-to-lowest81.8 / 100+6.6 pp vs world6.1%90 of 210 · highest-to-lowest57.4 / 100+0.5 pp vs world14.6%122 of 209 · highest-to-lowest41.8 / 100+0.4 pp vs world6.4%166 of 209 · highest-to-lowest20.7 / 100-2.6 pp vs world38.5%94 of 210 · highest-to-lowest55.5 / 100-5.0 pp vs world
Lesotho20154.2%129 of 207 · highest-to-lowest37.9 / 100-0.2 pp vs world32.1%27 of 210 · highest-to-lowest87.6 / 100+9.8 pp vs world5.7%110 of 210 · highest-to-lowest47.8 / 100+0.2 pp vs world12.8%153 of 209 · highest-to-lowest26.9 / 100-1.5 pp vs world5.9%180 of 209 · highest-to-lowest13.9 / 100-3.2 pp vs world39.2%92 of 210 · highest-to-lowest56.5 / 100-5.1 pp vs world
Lesotho20165.5%118 of 207 · highest-to-lowest43.2 / 100+1.2 pp vs world29.6%36 of 210 · highest-to-lowest83.3 / 100+7.9 pp vs world4.9%140 of 210 · highest-to-lowest33.5 / 100-0.7 pp vs world13.8%137 of 209 · highest-to-lowest34.6 / 100-0.5 pp vs world6.2%178 of 209 · highest-to-lowest14.9 / 100-3.0 pp vs world40.1%83 of 210 · highest-to-lowest60.8 / 100-4.7 pp vs world
Lesotho20175.6%115 of 207 · highest-to-lowest44.7 / 100+1.3 pp vs world27.6%50 of 210 · highest-to-lowest76.6 / 100+5.6 pp vs world4.9%135 of 210 · highest-to-lowest35.9 / 100-0.8 pp vs world14.4%126 of 209 · highest-to-lowest39.9 / 100+0.1 pp vs world5.8%180 of 209 · highest-to-lowest13.9 / 100-3.4 pp vs world41.7%73 of 210 · highest-to-lowest65.6 / 100-2.7 pp vs world
Lesotho20184.8%120 of 207 · highest-to-lowest42.2 / 100+0.7 pp vs world31.1%35 of 210 · highest-to-lowest83.7 / 100+8.6 pp vs world4.4%149 of 210 · highest-to-lowest29.2 / 100-1.4 pp vs world12.4%158 of 209 · highest-to-lowest24.5 / 100-1.7 pp vs world5.6%181 of 209 · highest-to-lowest13.5 / 100-3.7 pp vs world41.7%73 of 210 · highest-to-lowest65.6 / 100-2.5 pp vs world
Lesotho20195.1%114 of 207 · highest-to-lowest45.1 / 100+0.9 pp vs world31.3%31 of 210 · highest-to-lowest85.6 / 100+9.6 pp vs world3.5%174 of 210 · highest-to-lowest17.2 / 100-2.3 pp vs world10.6%185 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.0 / 100-3.7 pp vs world5.4%183 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.9 / 100-4.0 pp vs world44.1%59 of 210 · highest-to-lowest72.2 / 100-0.5 pp vs world
Lesotho20206.0%117 of 207 · highest-to-lowest43.7 / 100+1.5 pp vs world33.0%24 of 210 · highest-to-lowest89.0 / 100+12.0 pp vs world2.2%202 of 210 · highest-to-lowest3.8 / 100-3.6 pp vs world8.3%197 of 210 · highest-to-lowest6.2 / 100-5.4 pp vs world4.8%186 of 210 · highest-to-lowest11.5 / 100-4.5 pp vs world45.7%66 of 210 · highest-to-lowest68.9 / 100+0.1 pp vs world
Lesotho20216.8%107 of 207 · highest-to-lowest48.5 / 100+2.2 pp vs world34.2%30 of 210 · highest-to-lowest86.1 / 100+11.9 pp vs world2.4%198 of 210 · highest-to-lowest5.7 / 100-3.4 pp vs world8.4%192 of 210 · highest-to-lowest8.6 / 100-5.5 pp vs world4.5%190 of 210 · highest-to-lowest9.6 / 100-5.0 pp vs world43.8%63 of 210 · highest-to-lowest70.3 / 100-0.3 pp vs world
Lesotho20226.9%105 of 207 · highest-to-lowest49.5 / 100+2.4 pp vs world32.4%40 of 210 · highest-to-lowest81.3 / 100+9.6 pp vs world2.9%186 of 210 · highest-to-lowest11.5 / 100-2.8 pp vs world8.9%188 of 210 · highest-to-lowest10.5 / 100-5.3 pp vs world4.8%185 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.0 / 100-4.8 pp vs world44.1%58 of 210 · highest-to-lowest72.7 / 100+0.9 pp vs world
Lesotho20237.8%97 of 207 · highest-to-lowest53.4 / 100+3.4 pp vs world30.4%42 of 210 · highest-to-lowest80.4 / 100+8.6 pp vs world2.9%186 of 210 · highest-to-lowest11.5 / 100-2.9 pp vs world6.5%203 of 210 · highest-to-lowest3.3 / 100-8.0 pp vs world4.7%190 of 210 · highest-to-lowest9.6 / 100-5.0 pp vs world47.8%45 of 210 · highest-to-lowest78.9 / 100+3.7 pp vs world
Lesotho20247.7%100 of 207 · highest-to-lowest51.9 / 100+3.4 pp vs world29.9%44 of 210 · highest-to-lowest79.4 / 100+8.8 pp vs world2.7%186 of 210 · highest-to-lowest11.5 / 100-3.0 pp vs world9.6%190 of 210 · highest-to-lowest9.6 / 100-4.8 pp vs world4.3%192 of 210 · highest-to-lowest8.6 / 100-5.4 pp vs world45.7%55 of 210 · highest-to-lowest74.2 / 100+1.2 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

09 · Manufacturing position

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

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Manufacturing in the economic structure

Manufacturing accounts for 14.0% of total gross value added in 2024. In 2024, Lesotho was 1.6 percentage points below the world value.

Latest share
14.0%
World specialization
0.89×
Latest year
2024
Manufacturing share of total gross value added across the full AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–202427.822.216.510.95.21970198019902000201020202024

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Formation1970–1990

5.2% → 12.9%

Percentage-point change: +7.7 pp
Integration1990–2010

12.9% → 14.5%

Percentage-point change: +1.6 pp
Current era2010–2024

14.5% → 14.0%

Percentage-point change: -0.5 pp
Share of total GVA14.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 73 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Share within parent activity46.9%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 152 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Real manufacturing growth9.8%2024 · Published series · World rank 19 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Share of world manufacturing0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 165 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table55 annual rows

Manufacturing's annual structural, growth and world-position measures. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table
Lesotho19705.2%143 of 176 · highest-to-lowest18.9 / 100-20.7 pp vs world75.0%108 of 176 · highest-to-lowest38.9 / 100-9.1 pp vs worldSource observation unavailableNot calculable without a source observationNot calculable without a source observationComparable world observation unavailable0.0%147 of 176 · highest-to-lowest16.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho19716.0%140 of 176 · highest-to-lowest20.6 / 100-19.5 pp vs world85.3%67 of 176 · highest-to-lowest62.3 / 100+1.6 pp vs world3.8%105 of 176 · highest-to-lowest40.6 / 100+0.7 pp vs world0.0%146 of 176 · highest-to-lowest17.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho19725.6%142 of 176 · highest-to-lowest19.4 / 100-19.9 pp vs world80.3%91 of 176 · highest-to-lowest48.6 / 100-3.4 pp vs world-9.0%172 of 176 · highest-to-lowest2.3 / 100-15.4 pp vs world0.0%147 of 176 · highest-to-lowest16.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho19736.4%138 of 176 · highest-to-lowest21.7 / 100-19.3 pp vs world81.3%86 of 176 · highest-to-lowest51.4 / 100-1.8 pp vs world15.5%20 of 176 · highest-to-lowest89.1 / 100+6.5 pp vs world0.0%145 of 176 · highest-to-lowest17.7 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho19747.1%131 of 176 · highest-to-lowest25.7 / 100-18.1 pp vs world73.4%103 of 176 · highest-to-lowest41.7 / 100-5.8 pp vs world5.9%80 of 176 · highest-to-lowest54.9 / 100+4.5 pp vs world0.0%145 of 176 · highest-to-lowest17.7 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho19757.1%129 of 176 · highest-to-lowest26.9 / 100-17.1 pp vs world79.8%84 of 176 · highest-to-lowest52.6 / 100+0.7 pp vs world-8.3%157 of 176 · highest-to-lowest10.9 / 100-5.5 pp vs world0.0%147 of 176 · highest-to-lowest16.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho19766.8%133 of 176 · highest-to-lowest24.6 / 100-17.5 pp vs world85.9%62 of 176 · highest-to-lowest65.1 / 100+7.1 pp vs world15.2%32 of 176 · highest-to-lowest82.3 / 100+8.0 pp vs world0.0%148 of 176 · highest-to-lowest16.0 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho19776.3%138 of 176 · highest-to-lowest21.7 / 100-17.9 pp vs world70.7%105 of 176 · highest-to-lowest40.6 / 100-7.7 pp vs world-5.3%164 of 176 · highest-to-lowest6.9 / 100-9.2 pp vs world0.0%147 of 176 · highest-to-lowest16.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho19786.8%137 of 176 · highest-to-lowest22.3 / 100-17.3 pp vs world43.0%142 of 176 · highest-to-lowest19.4 / 100-36.0 pp vs world2.8%118 of 176 · highest-to-lowest33.1 / 100-0.7 pp vs world0.0%145 of 176 · highest-to-lowest17.7 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho19797.1%134 of 177 · highest-to-lowest24.4 / 100-16.7 pp vs world42.7%143 of 177 · highest-to-lowest19.3 / 100-34.5 pp vs world35.1%3 of 176 · highest-to-lowest98.9 / 100+31.0 pp vs world0.0%145 of 177 · highest-to-lowest18.2 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho19806.7%134 of 177 · highest-to-lowest24.4 / 100-16.2 pp vs world43.9%142 of 177 · highest-to-lowest19.9 / 100-29.7 pp vs world16.7%16 of 177 · highest-to-lowest91.5 / 100+16.5 pp vs world0.0%143 of 177 · highest-to-lowest19.3 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho19817.2%132 of 177 · highest-to-lowest25.6 / 100-15.3 pp vs world54.7%131 of 177 · highest-to-lowest26.1 / 100-18.8 pp vs world5.6%62 of 177 · highest-to-lowest65.3 / 100+4.2 pp vs world0.0%142 of 177 · highest-to-lowest19.9 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho19828.8%112 of 177 · highest-to-lowest36.9 / 100-13.3 pp vs world64.5%118 of 177 · highest-to-lowest33.5 / 100-9.6 pp vs world23.4%8 of 177 · highest-to-lowest96.0 / 100+25.1 pp vs world0.0%142 of 177 · highest-to-lowest19.9 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho198310.1%107 of 177 · highest-to-lowest39.8 / 100-11.6 pp vs world87.5%44 of 177 · highest-to-lowest75.6 / 100+13.5 pp vs world7.1%44 of 177 · highest-to-lowest75.6 / 100+5.2 pp vs world0.0%140 of 177 · highest-to-lowest21.0 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho198410.4%105 of 177 · highest-to-lowest40.9 / 100-11.4 pp vs world88.7%33 of 177 · highest-to-lowest81.8 / 100+14.0 pp vs world3.7%104 of 177 · highest-to-lowest41.5 / 100-1.7 pp vs world0.0%143 of 177 · highest-to-lowest19.3 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho19859.6%114 of 177 · highest-to-lowest35.8 / 100-12.2 pp vs world84.3%59 of 177 · highest-to-lowest67.0 / 100+8.7 pp vs world5.1%64 of 177 · highest-to-lowest64.2 / 100+0.8 pp vs world0.0%145 of 177 · highest-to-lowest18.2 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho198610.6%112 of 177 · highest-to-lowest36.9 / 100-11.3 pp vs world82.2%69 of 177 · highest-to-lowest61.4 / 100+3.0 pp vs world6.7%48 of 177 · highest-to-lowest73.3 / 100+4.6 pp vs world0.0%145 of 177 · highest-to-lowest18.2 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho198711.9%102 of 177 · highest-to-lowest42.6 / 100-9.9 pp vs world85.0%57 of 177 · highest-to-lowest68.2 / 100+5.6 pp vs world11.8%33 of 177 · highest-to-lowest81.8 / 100+7.3 pp vs world0.0%143 of 177 · highest-to-lowest19.3 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho198812.2%102 of 177 · highest-to-lowest42.6 / 100-9.6 pp vs world85.4%55 of 177 · highest-to-lowest69.3 / 100+5.3 pp vs world18.0%11 of 177 · highest-to-lowest94.3 / 100+12.3 pp vs world0.0%141 of 177 · highest-to-lowest20.5 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho198912.7%98 of 178 · highest-to-lowest45.2 / 100-8.7 pp vs world86.0%49 of 178 · highest-to-lowest72.9 / 100+6.2 pp vs world14.4%12 of 177 · highest-to-lowest93.8 / 100+11.7 pp vs world0.0%142 of 178 · highest-to-lowest20.3 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho199012.9%117 of 205 · highest-to-lowest43.1 / 100-7.9 pp vs world81.5%82 of 205 · highest-to-lowest60.3 / 100+3.1 pp vs world13.2%19 of 178 · highest-to-lowest89.8 / 100+12.0 pp vs world0.0%163 of 205 · highest-to-lowest20.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho199112.0%122 of 205 · highest-to-lowest40.7 / 100-8.5 pp vs world79.3%92 of 205 · highest-to-lowest55.4 / 100+0.6 pp vs world2.3%89 of 205 · highest-to-lowest56.9 / 100+2.3 pp vs world0.0%163 of 205 · highest-to-lowest20.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho199212.4%115 of 205 · highest-to-lowest44.1 / 100-7.4 pp vs world76.8%100 of 205 · highest-to-lowest51.5 / 100-1.5 pp vs world14.7%18 of 205 · highest-to-lowest91.7 / 100+15.2 pp vs world0.0%161 of 205 · highest-to-lowest21.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho199313.4%107 of 205 · highest-to-lowest48.0 / 100-5.8 pp vs world81.2%77 of 205 · highest-to-lowest62.7 / 100+3.7 pp vs world16.4%10 of 205 · highest-to-lowest95.6 / 100+17.1 pp vs world0.0%159 of 205 · highest-to-lowest22.5 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho199412.3%113 of 205 · highest-to-lowest45.1 / 100-6.8 pp vs world83.2%69 of 205 · highest-to-lowest66.7 / 100+5.0 pp vs world1.4%136 of 205 · highest-to-lowest33.8 / 100-2.1 pp vs world0.0%160 of 205 · highest-to-lowest22.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho199512.2%113 of 205 · highest-to-lowest45.1 / 100-7.0 pp vs world71.9%120 of 205 · highest-to-lowest41.7 / 100-6.1 pp vs world3.6%119 of 205 · highest-to-lowest42.2 / 100-1.3 pp vs world0.0%160 of 205 · highest-to-lowest22.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho199613.0%105 of 205 · highest-to-lowest49.0 / 100-5.6 pp vs world75.6%107 of 205 · highest-to-lowest48.0 / 100-0.9 pp vs world8.4%50 of 205 · highest-to-lowest76.0 / 100+5.9 pp vs world0.0%159 of 205 · highest-to-lowest22.5 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho199714.7%94 of 205 · highest-to-lowest54.4 / 100-3.6 pp vs world78.5%90 of 205 · highest-to-lowest56.4 / 100+2.4 pp vs world16.4%25 of 205 · highest-to-lowest88.2 / 100+11.8 pp vs world0.0%157 of 205 · highest-to-lowest23.5 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho199815.4%87 of 205 · highest-to-lowest57.8 / 100-2.4 pp vs world73.6%111 of 205 · highest-to-lowest46.1 / 100-3.2 pp vs world1.7%117 of 205 · highest-to-lowest43.1 / 100+0.3 pp vs world0.0%156 of 205 · highest-to-lowest24.0 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho199915.0%86 of 205 · highest-to-lowest58.3 / 100-2.5 pp vs world66.8%125 of 205 · highest-to-lowest39.2 / 100-9.1 pp vs world0.9%143 of 205 · highest-to-lowest30.4 / 100-2.4 pp vs world0.0%157 of 205 · highest-to-lowest23.5 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho200017.4%65 of 205 · highest-to-lowest68.6 / 100+0.0 pp vs world71.9%112 of 205 · highest-to-lowest45.6 / 100-2.0 pp vs world17.6%22 of 205 · highest-to-lowest89.7 / 100+11.2 pp vs world0.0%157 of 205 · highest-to-lowest23.5 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho200123.6%23 of 205 · highest-to-lowest89.2 / 100+7.3 pp vs world79.2%78 of 205 · highest-to-lowest62.3 / 100+6.6 pp vs world26.4%8 of 205 · highest-to-lowest96.6 / 100+27.2 pp vs world0.0%153 of 205 · highest-to-lowest25.5 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho200227.8%11 of 205 · highest-to-lowest95.1 / 100+11.9 pp vs world81.2%70 of 205 · highest-to-lowest66.2 / 100+9.1 pp vs world29.5%3 of 205 · highest-to-lowest99.0 / 100+28.5 pp vs world0.0%155 of 205 · highest-to-lowest24.5 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho200326.2%11 of 205 · highest-to-lowest95.1 / 100+10.4 pp vs world79.5%68 of 205 · highest-to-lowest67.2 / 100+8.0 pp vs world13.1%36 of 205 · highest-to-lowest82.8 / 100+9.7 pp vs world0.0%149 of 205 · highest-to-lowest27.5 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho200427.2%13 of 206 · highest-to-lowest94.1 / 100+10.0 pp vs world79.8%68 of 206 · highest-to-lowest67.3 / 100+3.2 pp vs world5.9%79 of 205 · highest-to-lowest61.8 / 100-13.6 pp vs world0.0%147 of 206 · highest-to-lowest28.8 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho200524.2%18 of 208 · highest-to-lowest91.8 / 100+7.2 pp vs world70.8%110 of 208 · highest-to-lowest47.3 / 100-3.2 pp vs world-12.0%198 of 206 · highest-to-lowest3.9 / 100-16.3 pp vs world0.0%150 of 208 · highest-to-lowest28.0 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho200626.0%12 of 208 · highest-to-lowest94.7 / 100+8.9 pp vs world71.1%101 of 208 · highest-to-lowest51.7 / 100-1.4 pp vs world8.5%60 of 207 · highest-to-lowest71.4 / 100+1.9 pp vs world0.0%150 of 208 · highest-to-lowest28.0 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho200724.0%16 of 208 · highest-to-lowest92.8 / 100+6.9 pp vs world65.1%128 of 208 · highest-to-lowest38.6 / 100-7.4 pp vs world2.1%142 of 207 · highest-to-lowest31.6 / 100-3.9 pp vs world0.0%153 of 208 · highest-to-lowest26.6 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho200822.7%19 of 210 · highest-to-lowest91.4 / 100+5.8 pp vs world59.6%134 of 210 · highest-to-lowest36.4 / 100-10.3 pp vs world-2.4%153 of 208 · highest-to-lowest26.6 / 100-3.6 pp vs world0.0%155 of 210 · highest-to-lowest26.3 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho200918.9%34 of 210 · highest-to-lowest84.2 / 100+2.7 pp vs world64.2%130 of 210 · highest-to-lowest38.3 / 100-8.5 pp vs world-3.3%104 of 210 · highest-to-lowest50.7 / 100+3.0 pp vs world0.0%159 of 210 · highest-to-lowest24.4 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho201014.5%81 of 210 · highest-to-lowest61.7 / 100-2.3 pp vs world54.1%138 of 210 · highest-to-lowest34.4 / 100-16.7 pp vs world3.3%128 of 210 · highest-to-lowest39.2 / 100-5.8 pp vs world0.0%162 of 210 · highest-to-lowest23.0 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho201114.3%77 of 210 · highest-to-lowest63.6 / 100-2.6 pp vs world47.2%148 of 210 · highest-to-lowest29.7 / 100-22.1 pp vs world-2.8%185 of 210 · highest-to-lowest12.0 / 100-7.2 pp vs world0.0%161 of 210 · highest-to-lowest23.4 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho201212.9%90 of 210 · highest-to-lowest57.4 / 100-3.8 pp vs world49.8%142 of 210 · highest-to-lowest32.5 / 100-19.7 pp vs world-4.2%175 of 210 · highest-to-lowest16.7 / 100-6.5 pp vs world0.0%162 of 210 · highest-to-lowest23.0 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho201312.3%95 of 210 · highest-to-lowest55.0 / 100-4.3 pp vs world48.5%142 of 210 · highest-to-lowest32.5 / 100-21.5 pp vs world-4.1%177 of 210 · highest-to-lowest15.8 / 100-7.2 pp vs world0.0%166 of 210 · highest-to-lowest21.1 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho201413.7%79 of 210 · highest-to-lowest62.7 / 100-3.0 pp vs world45.8%152 of 210 · highest-to-lowest27.8 / 100-25.9 pp vs world-11.4%198 of 210 · highest-to-lowest5.7 / 100-15.6 pp vs world0.0%160 of 210 · highest-to-lowest23.9 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho201517.0%49 of 210 · highest-to-lowest77.0 / 100-0.0 pp vs world52.9%143 of 210 · highest-to-lowest32.1 / 100-23.3 pp vs world15.2%17 of 210 · highest-to-lowest92.3 / 100+11.6 pp vs world0.0%158 of 210 · highest-to-lowest24.9 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho201618.8%36 of 210 · highest-to-lowest83.3 / 100+2.0 pp vs world63.4%121 of 210 · highest-to-lowest42.6 / 100-13.9 pp vs world17.6%10 of 210 · highest-to-lowest95.7 / 100+15.1 pp vs world0.0%160 of 210 · highest-to-lowest23.9 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho201717.3%45 of 210 · highest-to-lowest78.9 / 100+0.6 pp vs world62.8%121 of 210 · highest-to-lowest42.6 / 100-13.3 pp vs world-9.5%197 of 210 · highest-to-lowest6.2 / 100-12.8 pp vs world0.0%160 of 210 · highest-to-lowest23.9 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho201818.9%36 of 210 · highest-to-lowest83.3 / 100+2.1 pp vs world60.9%124 of 210 · highest-to-lowest41.1 / 100-14.1 pp vs world14.1%10 of 210 · highest-to-lowest95.7 / 100+10.2 pp vs world0.0%158 of 210 · highest-to-lowest24.9 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho201919.7%30 of 210 · highest-to-lowest86.1 / 100+3.2 pp vs world62.7%121 of 210 · highest-to-lowest42.6 / 100-12.8 pp vs world-0.8%156 of 210 · highest-to-lowest25.8 / 100-2.2 pp vs world0.0%159 of 210 · highest-to-lowest24.4 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho202018.5%36 of 210 · highest-to-lowest83.3 / 100+2.2 pp vs world56.1%134 of 210 · highest-to-lowest36.4 / 100-21.5 pp vs world-9.1%152 of 210 · highest-to-lowest27.8 / 100-6.7 pp vs world0.0%160 of 210 · highest-to-lowest23.9 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho202118.8%38 of 210 · highest-to-lowest82.3 / 100+2.0 pp vs world55.1%133 of 210 · highest-to-lowest36.8 / 100-20.3 pp vs world7.4%90 of 210 · highest-to-lowest57.4 / 100-1.5 pp vs world0.0%160 of 210 · highest-to-lowest23.9 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho202218.9%41 of 210 · highest-to-lowest80.9 / 100+2.5 pp vs world58.2%127 of 210 · highest-to-lowest39.7 / 100-13.7 pp vs world-2.3%164 of 210 · highest-to-lowest22.0 / 100-4.3 pp vs world0.0%160 of 210 · highest-to-lowest23.9 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho202316.4%49 of 210 · highest-to-lowest77.0 / 100+0.4 pp vs world54.0%133 of 210 · highest-to-lowest36.8 / 100-19.4 pp vs world-13.9%202 of 210 · highest-to-lowest3.8 / 100-15.5 pp vs world0.0%163 of 210 · highest-to-lowest22.5 / 100-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho202414.0%73 of 210 · highest-to-lowest65.6 / 100-1.6 pp vs world46.9%152 of 210 · highest-to-lowest27.8 / 100-27.2 pp vs world9.8%19 of 210 · highest-to-lowest91.4 / 100+6.8 pp vs world0.0%165 of 210 · highest-to-lowest21.5 / 100-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Manufacturing is part of mining, manufacturing and utilities; it is not a seventh broad-industry slice. Share and real growth describe different dimensions.

Current manufacturing specialization

Africa1.25×
Southern Africa1.01×
World0.89×