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Lesotho Economic Overview

UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (UNSD AMA)

ReleaseJanuary 28, 2026Observations197020243 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$79.43MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published$78Not publishedNot published8.4 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1971$76.28MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)-9.3%Not publishedNot published-13.5 pp vs world$72Not publishedNot published7.2 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1972$90.37MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)19.1%Not publishedNot published+13.8 pp vs world$83Not publishedNot published7.3 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1973$136.78MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)26.1%Not publishedNot published+19.7 pp vs world$121Not publishedNot published9.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1974$155.91MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)6.0%Not publishedNot published+3.9 pp vs world$133Not publishedNot published8.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1975$162.27MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)-8.2%Not publishedNot published-9.0 pp vs world$134Not publishedNot published8.1 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1976$160.21MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)16.5%Not publishedNot published+11.3 pp vs world$128Not publishedNot published7.3 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1977$209.74MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)17.6%Not publishedNot published+13.5 pp vs world$163Not publishedNot published8.4 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1978$289.22MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)19.7%Not publishedNot published+15.3 pp vs world$218Not publishedNot published9.7 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1979$314.79MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)-10.9%Not publishedNot published-14.9 pp vs world$230Not publishedNot published9.1 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1980$414.16MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)-2.7%Not publishedNot published-4.7 pp vs world$294Not publishedNot published10.6 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1981$420.58MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)1.0%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world$290Not publishedNot published10.4 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1982$385.98MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)3.6%Not publishedNot published+3.1 pp vs world$259Not publishedNot published9.5 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1983$394.04MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)-8.6%Not publishedNot published-11.4 pp vs world$257Not publishedNot published9.3 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1984$347.02MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)2.6%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world$220Not publishedNot published7.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1985$277.92MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)9.4%Not publishedNot published+5.9 pp vs world$171Not publishedNot published6.1 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1986$310.46MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)2.0%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world$186Not publishedNot published5.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1987$415.78MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)5.1%Not publishedNot published+1.4 pp vs world$244Not publishedNot published6.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1988$477.52MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)10.6%Not publishedNot published+6.1 pp vs world$274Not publishedNot published7.1 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1989$503.82MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)8.1%Not publishedNot published+4.4 pp vs world$284Not publishedNot published7.1 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1990$587.89MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)6.4%Not publishedNot published+3.4 pp vs world$325Not publishedNot published7.5 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1991$654.57MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)4.1%Not publishedNot published+2.9 pp vs world$355Not publishedNot published7.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1992$785.11MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)4.5%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world$419Not publishedNot published8.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1993$780.36MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)3.6%Not publishedNot published+1.9 pp vs world$410Not publishedNot published8.7 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1994$798.47MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)3.3%Not publishedNot published-0.0 pp vs world$414Not publishedNot published8.3 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1995$893.48MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)4.6%Not publishedNot published+1.5 pp vs world$458Not publishedNot published8.4 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1996$895.05MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)9.8%Not publishedNot published+6.3 pp vs world$454Not publishedNot published8.3 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1997$974.02MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)8.1%Not publishedNot published+4.3 pp vs world$490Not publishedNot published9.1 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1998$854.27MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)-4.9%Not publishedNot published-7.7 pp vs world$428Not publishedNot published8.1 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1999$854.38MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)3.0%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world$427Not publishedNot published7.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2000$822.10MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)5.1%Not publishedNot published+0.7 pp vs world$410Not publishedNot published7.5 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2001$752.96MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)4.2%Not publishedNot published+2.1 pp vs world$376Not publishedNot published7.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2002$700.04MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.5%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world$351Not publishedNot published6.3 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2003$1.03BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)4.7%Not publishedNot published+1.7 pp vs world$520Not publishedNot published8.5 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2004$1.32BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)2.3%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world$667Not publishedNot published9.8 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2005$1.46BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)2.7%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world$747Not publishedNot published10.2 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2006$1.52BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)4.3%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world$783Not publishedNot published10.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2007$1.68BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)14.1%Not publishedNot published+9.8 pp vs world$861Not publishedNot published9.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2008$1.77BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)5.5%Not publishedNot published+3.5 pp vs world$898Not publishedNot published9.5 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2009$1.74BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)-1.3%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world$879Not publishedNot published10.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2010$2.23BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)5.3%Not publishedNot published+0.8 pp vs world$1,119Not publishedNot published11.7 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2011$2.58BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)4.6%Not publishedNot published+1.3 pp vs world$1,281Not publishedNot published12.2 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2012$2.48BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)6.3%Not publishedNot published+3.6 pp vs world$1,218Not publishedNot published11.5 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2013$2.37BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)1.8%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world$1,150Not publishedNot published10.7 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2014$2.44BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)1.7%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world$1,174Not publishedNot published10.8 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2015$2.36BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)3.1%Not publishedNot published-0.0 pp vs world$1,121Not publishedNot published11.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2016$2.11BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)3.6%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world$992Not publishedNot published9.7 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2017$2.31BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)-3.1%Not publishedNot published-6.6 pp vs world$1,069Not publishedNot published9.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2018$2.56BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)-1.5%Not publishedNot published-4.7 pp vs world$1,171Not publishedNot published10.4 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2019$2.39BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)-1.4%Not publishedNot published-4.0 pp vs world$1,082Not publishedNot published9.5 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2020$2.05BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)-8.2%Not publishedNot published-5.2 pp vs world$919Not publishedNot published8.4 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2021$2.41BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)2.3%Not publishedNot published-4.1 pp vs world$1,067Not publishedNot published8.6 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2022$2.36BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)2.4%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world$1,030Not publishedNot published8.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2023$2.13BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)1.7%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world$921Not publishedNot published7.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2024$2.39BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)5.2%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world$1,023Not publishedNot published7.5 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-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

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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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.

Full historical record

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 unavailable
Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable
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$79.43MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$312.41MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1971$76.28MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$283.25MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1972$90.37MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$337.40MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1973$136.78MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$425.47MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1974$155.91MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$451.05MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1975$162.27MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$414.16MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1976$160.21MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$482.59MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1977$209.74MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$567.68MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1978$289.22MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$679.56MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1979$314.79MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$605.77MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1980$414.16MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$589.14MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1981$420.58MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$594.89MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1982$385.98MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$616.24MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1983$394.04MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$563.28MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1984$347.02MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$578.06MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1985$277.92MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$632.25MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1986$310.46MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$644.77MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1987$415.78MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$677.62MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1988$477.52MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$749.43MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1989$503.82MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$810.10MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1990$587.89MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$862.26MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1991$654.57MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$897.69MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1992$785.11MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$937.77MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1993$780.36MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$971.69MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1994$798.47MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.00BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1995$893.48MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.05BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1996$895.05MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.15BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1997$974.02MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.25BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1998$854.27MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.19BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1999$854.38MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.22BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2000$822.10MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.28BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2001$752.96MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.34BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2002$700.04MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.35BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2003$1.03BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.41BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2004$1.32BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.44BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2005$1.46BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.48BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2006$1.52BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.54BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2007$1.68BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.76BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2008$1.77BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.86BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2009$1.74BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.83BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2010$2.23BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.93BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2011$2.58BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.02BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2012$2.48BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.15BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2013$2.37BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.19BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2014$2.44BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.22BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2015$2.36BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.29BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2016$2.11BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.38BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2017$2.31BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.30BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2018$2.56BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.27BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2019$2.39BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.24BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2020$2.05BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.05BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2021$2.41BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.10BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2022$2.36BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.15BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2023$2.13BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.19BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2024$2.39BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.30BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-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 Aggregates28 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 unavailable
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$78Not publishedNot published8.4 (world = 100)$306Not publishedNot published5.9 (world = 100)
Lesotho1971$72Not publishedNot published7.2 (world = 100)$268Not publishedNot published5.1 (world = 100)
Lesotho1972$83Not publishedNot published7.3 (world = 100)$308Not publishedNot published5.6 (world = 100)
Lesotho1973$121Not publishedNot published9.0 (world = 100)$376Not publishedNot published6.6 (world = 100)
Lesotho1974$133Not publishedNot published8.9 (world = 100)$385Not publishedNot published6.7 (world = 100)
Lesotho1975$134Not publishedNot published8.1 (world = 100)$341Not publishedNot published6.0 (world = 100)
Lesotho1976$128Not publishedNot published7.3 (world = 100)$385Not publishedNot published6.6 (world = 100)
Lesotho1977$163Not publishedNot published8.4 (world = 100)$440Not publishedNot published7.3 (world = 100)
Lesotho1978$218Not publishedNot published9.7 (world = 100)$512Not publishedNot published8.3 (world = 100)
Lesotho1979$230Not publishedNot published9.1 (world = 100)$443Not publishedNot published7.1 (world = 100)
Lesotho1980$294Not publishedNot published10.6 (world = 100)$419Not publishedNot published6.7 (world = 100)
Lesotho1981$290Not publishedNot published10.4 (world = 100)$411Not publishedNot published6.5 (world = 100)
Lesotho1982$259Not publishedNot published9.5 (world = 100)$413Not publishedNot published6.7 (world = 100)
Lesotho1983$257Not publishedNot published9.3 (world = 100)$367Not publishedNot published5.9 (world = 100)
Lesotho1984$220Not publishedNot published7.9 (world = 100)$366Not publishedNot published5.7 (world = 100)
Lesotho1985$171Not publishedNot published6.1 (world = 100)$389Not publishedNot published5.9 (world = 100)
Lesotho1986$186Not publishedNot published5.9 (world = 100)$387Not publishedNot published5.8 (world = 100)
Lesotho1987$244Not publishedNot published6.9 (world = 100)$398Not publishedNot published5.9 (world = 100)
Lesotho1988$274Not publishedNot published7.1 (world = 100)$431Not publishedNot published6.2 (world = 100)
Lesotho1989$284Not publishedNot published7.1 (world = 100)$456Not publishedNot published6.5 (world = 100)
Lesotho1990$325Not publishedNot published7.5 (world = 100)$476Not publishedNot published6.7 (world = 100)
Lesotho1991$355Not publishedNot published7.9 (world = 100)$487Not publishedNot published6.8 (world = 100)
Lesotho1992$419Not publishedNot published8.9 (world = 100)$501Not publishedNot published7.0 (world = 100)
Lesotho1993$410Not publishedNot published8.7 (world = 100)$511Not publishedNot published7.1 (world = 100)
Lesotho1994$414Not publishedNot published8.3 (world = 100)$521Not publishedNot published7.1 (world = 100)
Lesotho1995$458Not publishedNot published8.4 (world = 100)$538Not publishedNot published7.3 (world = 100)
Lesotho1996$454Not publishedNot published8.3 (world = 100)$584Not publishedNot published7.7 (world = 100)
Lesotho1997$490Not publishedNot published9.1 (world = 100)$627Not publishedNot published8.1 (world = 100)
Lesotho1998$428Not publishedNot published8.1 (world = 100)$593Not publishedNot published7.6 (world = 100)
Lesotho1999$427Not publishedNot published7.9 (world = 100)$609Not publishedNot published7.6 (world = 100)
Lesotho2000$410Not publishedNot published7.5 (world = 100)$641Not publishedNot published7.7 (world = 100)
Lesotho2001$376Not publishedNot published7.0 (world = 100)$669Not publishedNot published8.0 (world = 100)
Lesotho2002$351Not publishedNot published6.3 (world = 100)$674Not publishedNot published8.0 (world = 100)
Lesotho2003$520Not publishedNot published8.5 (world = 100)$709Not publishedNot published8.3 (world = 100)
Lesotho2004$667Not publishedNot published9.8 (world = 100)$731Not publishedNot published8.3 (world = 100)
Lesotho2005$747Not publishedNot published10.2 (world = 100)$757Not publishedNot published8.4 (world = 100)
Lesotho2006$783Not publishedNot published10.0 (world = 100)$793Not publishedNot published8.5 (world = 100)
Lesotho2007$861Not publishedNot published9.9 (world = 100)$902Not publishedNot published9.4 (world = 100)
Lesotho2008$898Not publishedNot published9.5 (world = 100)$945Not publishedNot published9.8 (world = 100)
Lesotho2009$879Not publishedNot published10.0 (world = 100)$926Not publishedNot published9.8 (world = 100)
Lesotho2010$1,119Not publishedNot published11.7 (world = 100)$968Not publishedNot published10.0 (world = 100)
Lesotho2011$1,281Not publishedNot published12.2 (world = 100)$1,003Not publishedNot published10.1 (world = 100)
Lesotho2012$1,218Not publishedNot published11.5 (world = 100)$1,056Not publishedNot published10.5 (world = 100)
Lesotho2013$1,150Not publishedNot published10.7 (world = 100)$1,064Not publishedNot published10.4 (world = 100)
Lesotho2014$1,174Not publishedNot published10.8 (world = 100)$1,069Not publishedNot published10.3 (world = 100)
Lesotho2015$1,121Not publishedNot published11.0 (world = 100)$1,090Not publishedNot published10.3 (world = 100)
Lesotho2016$992Not publishedNot published9.7 (world = 100)$1,116Not publishedNot published10.4 (world = 100)
Lesotho2017$1,069Not publishedNot published9.9 (world = 100)$1,067Not publishedNot published9.7 (world = 100)
Lesotho2018$1,171Not publishedNot published10.4 (world = 100)$1,039Not publishedNot published9.3 (world = 100)
Lesotho2019$1,082Not publishedNot published9.5 (world = 100)$1,012Not publishedNot published8.9 (world = 100)
Lesotho2020$919Not publishedNot published8.4 (world = 100)$919Not publishedNot published8.4 (world = 100)
Lesotho2021$1,067Not publishedNot published8.6 (world = 100)$929Not publishedNot published8.0 (world = 100)
Lesotho2022$1,030Not publishedNot published8.0 (world = 100)$941Not publishedNot published7.9 (world = 100)
Lesotho2023$921Not publishedNot published7.0 (world = 100)$946Not publishedNot published7.8 (world = 100)
Lesotho2024$1,023Not publishedNot published7.5 (world = 100)$984Not publishedNot published8.0 (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.

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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 Aggregates28 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 unavailable
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
Lesotho1970Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published1.1Not publishedNot published
Lesotho1971-9.3%Not publishedNot published-13.5 pp vs world-12.5%Not publishedNot published-14.6 pp vs world1.2Not publishedNot published
Lesotho197219.1%Not publishedNot published+13.8 pp vs world15.0%Not publishedNot published+11.7 pp vs world1.3Not publishedNot published
Lesotho197326.1%Not publishedNot published+19.7 pp vs world21.8%Not publishedNot published+17.4 pp vs world1.4Not publishedNot published
Lesotho19746.0%Not publishedNot published+3.9 pp vs world2.4%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world1.4Not publishedNot published
Lesotho1975-8.2%Not publishedNot published-9.0 pp vs world-11.3%Not publishedNot published-10.3 pp vs world1.8Not publishedNot published
Lesotho197616.5%Not publishedNot published+11.3 pp vs world12.8%Not publishedNot published+9.5 pp vs world1.8Not publishedNot published
Lesotho197717.6%Not publishedNot published+13.5 pp vs world14.3%Not publishedNot published+12.0 pp vs world2.0Not publishedNot published
Lesotho197819.7%Not publishedNot published+15.3 pp vs world16.3%Not publishedNot published+13.8 pp vs world2.2Not publishedNot published
Lesotho1979-10.9%Not publishedNot published-14.9 pp vs world-13.4%Not publishedNot published-15.6 pp vs world2.7Not publishedNot published
Lesotho1980-2.7%Not publishedNot published-4.7 pp vs world-5.5%Not publishedNot published-5.6 pp vs world3.3Not publishedNot published
Lesotho19811.0%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world-1.9%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world3.8Not publishedNot published
Lesotho19823.6%Not publishedNot published+3.1 pp vs world0.6%Not publishedNot published+2.0 pp vs world4.1Not publishedNot published
Lesotho1983-8.6%Not publishedNot published-11.4 pp vs world-11.2%Not publishedNot published-12.2 pp vs world4.7Not publishedNot published
Lesotho19842.6%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world-0.3%Not publishedNot published-3.1 pp vs world5.4Not publishedNot published
Lesotho19859.4%Not publishedNot published+5.9 pp vs world6.3%Not publishedNot published+4.6 pp vs world6.0Not publishedNot published
Lesotho19862.0%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world-0.6%Not publishedNot published-1.9 pp vs world6.7Not publishedNot published
Lesotho19875.1%Not publishedNot published+1.4 pp vs world2.8%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world7.6Not publishedNot published
Lesotho198810.6%Not publishedNot published+6.1 pp vs world8.3%Not publishedNot published+5.7 pp vs world8.8Not publishedNot published
Lesotho19898.1%Not publishedNot published+4.4 pp vs world5.9%Not publishedNot published+4.0 pp vs world9.9Not publishedNot published
Lesotho19906.4%Not publishedNot published+3.4 pp vs world4.4%Not publishedNot published+3.2 pp vs world10.7Not publishedNot published
Lesotho19914.1%Not publishedNot published+2.9 pp vs world2.3%Not publishedNot published+2.7 pp vs world12.2Not publishedNot published
Lesotho19924.5%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world2.7%Not publishedNot published+2.3 pp vs world14.5Not publishedNot published
Lesotho19933.6%Not publishedNot published+1.9 pp vs world2.1%Not publishedNot published+1.9 pp vs world15.9Not publishedNot published
Lesotho19943.3%Not publishedNot published-0.0 pp vs world1.9%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world17.2Not publishedNot published
Lesotho19954.6%Not publishedNot published+1.5 pp vs world3.3%Not publishedNot published+1.7 pp vs world18.8Not publishedNot published
Lesotho19969.8%Not publishedNot published+6.3 pp vs world8.6%Not publishedNot published+6.6 pp vs world20.3Not publishedNot published
Lesotho19978.1%Not publishedNot published+4.3 pp vs world7.3%Not publishedNot published+4.9 pp vs world21.9Not publishedNot published
Lesotho1998-4.9%Not publishedNot published-7.7 pp vs world-5.3%Not publishedNot published-6.8 pp vs world24.2Not publishedNot published
Lesotho19993.0%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world2.7%Not publishedNot published+0.5 pp vs world26.0Not publishedNot published
Lesotho20005.1%Not publishedNot published+0.7 pp vs world5.1%Not publishedNot published+2.0 pp vs world27.0Not publishedNot published
Lesotho20014.2%Not publishedNot published+2.1 pp vs world4.4%Not publishedNot published+3.7 pp vs world29.4Not publishedNot published
Lesotho20020.5%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world0.8%Not publishedNot published-0.0 pp vs world33.3Not publishedNot published
Lesotho20034.7%Not publishedNot published+1.7 pp vs world5.2%Not publishedNot published+3.5 pp vs world33.7Not publishedNot published
Lesotho20042.3%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world3.0%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world35.8Not publishedNot published
Lesotho20052.7%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world3.7%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world38.1Not publishedNot published
Lesotho20064.3%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world4.7%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world40.6Not publishedNot published
Lesotho200714.1%Not publishedNot published+9.8 pp vs world13.6%Not publishedNot published+10.6 pp vs world40.9Not publishedNot published
Lesotho20085.5%Not publishedNot published+3.5 pp vs world4.8%Not publishedNot published+4.1 pp vs world47.7Not publishedNot published
Lesotho2009-1.3%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world-2.0%Not publishedNot published+0.7 pp vs world48.8Not publishedNot published
Lesotho20105.3%Not publishedNot published+0.8 pp vs world4.5%Not publishedNot published+1.3 pp vs world51.5Not publishedNot published
Lesotho20114.6%Not publishedNot published+1.3 pp vs world3.7%Not publishedNot published+1.7 pp vs world56.3Not publishedNot published
Lesotho20126.3%Not publishedNot published+3.6 pp vs world5.3%Not publishedNot published+3.8 pp vs world57.5Not publishedNot published
Lesotho20131.8%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world0.7%Not publishedNot published-0.8 pp vs world63.4Not publishedNot published
Lesotho20141.7%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world0.6%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world72.4Not publishedNot published
Lesotho20153.1%Not publishedNot published-0.0 pp vs world1.9%Not publishedNot published+0.0 pp vs world79.7Not publishedNot published
Lesotho20163.6%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world2.4%Not publishedNot published+0.8 pp vs world79.5Not publishedNot published
Lesotho2017-3.1%Not publishedNot published-6.6 pp vs world-4.3%Not publishedNot published-6.6 pp vs world81.1Not publishedNot published
Lesotho2018-1.5%Not publishedNot published-4.7 pp vs world-2.7%Not publishedNot published-4.8 pp vs world90.6Not publishedNot published
Lesotho2019-1.4%Not publishedNot published-4.0 pp vs world-2.6%Not publishedNot published-4.1 pp vs world93.9Not publishedNot published
Lesotho2020-8.2%Not publishedNot published-5.2 pp vs world-9.2%Not publishedNot published-5.4 pp vs world100.0Not publishedNot published
Lesotho20212.3%Not publishedNot published-4.1 pp vs world1.1%Not publishedNot published-4.4 pp vs world103.1Not publishedNot published
Lesotho20222.4%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world1.3%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world108.8Not publishedNot published
Lesotho20231.7%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world0.6%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world109.2Not publishedNot published
Lesotho20245.2%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world4.1%Not publishedNot published+2.1 pp vs world115.7Not publishedNot published

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.

Latest common comparison

Africa3.4%2024
Southern Africa0.5%2024
World2.8%2024

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 Aggregates28 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 unavailable
Household consumption85.4%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Government consumption34.1%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Domestic demand145.7%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable
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%Not publishedNot published+40.4 pp vs world99.7%Not publishedNot published+42.7 pp vs world13.4%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world123.1%Not publishedNot published+22.6 pp vs world
Lesotho1971123.0%Not publishedNot published+49.9 pp vs world104.4%Not publishedNot published+47.4 pp vs world18.6%Not publishedNot published+2.7 pp vs world137.0%Not publishedNot published+36.5 pp vs world
Lesotho1972129.1%Not publishedNot published+56.2 pp vs world110.2%Not publishedNot published+53.4 pp vs world18.9%Not publishedNot published+3.0 pp vs world142.6%Not publishedNot published+42.4 pp vs world
Lesotho1973124.9%Not publishedNot published+53.2 pp vs world109.3%Not publishedNot published+53.4 pp vs world15.5%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world141.2%Not publishedNot published+40.9 pp vs world
Lesotho1974142.2%Not publishedNot published+70.5 pp vs world124.1%Not publishedNot published+68.4 pp vs world18.2%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world157.7%Not publishedNot published+57.5 pp vs world
Lesotho1975160.6%Not publishedNot published+87.0 pp vs world137.1%Not publishedNot published+80.5 pp vs world23.5%Not publishedNot published+6.6 pp vs world182.2%Not publishedNot published+81.7 pp vs world
Lesotho1976172.4%Not publishedNot published+99.4 pp vs world148.7%Not publishedNot published+92.5 pp vs world23.7%Not publishedNot published+7.0 pp vs world214.0%Not publishedNot published+113.0 pp vs world
Lesotho1977163.7%Not publishedNot published+90.9 pp vs world142.5%Not publishedNot published+86.4 pp vs world21.2%Not publishedNot published+4.6 pp vs world192.5%Not publishedNot published+91.3 pp vs world
Lesotho1978139.2%Not publishedNot published+66.6 pp vs world117.6%Not publishedNot published+61.7 pp vs world21.6%Not publishedNot published+5.0 pp vs world169.1%Not publishedNot published+67.9 pp vs world
Lesotho1979157.5%Not publishedNot published+84.9 pp vs world131.3%Not publishedNot published+75.2 pp vs world26.2%Not publishedNot published+9.8 pp vs world197.4%Not publishedNot published+96.5 pp vs world
Lesotho1980162.6%Not publishedNot published+89.5 pp vs world122.0%Not publishedNot published+65.5 pp vs world40.6%Not publishedNot published+24.0 pp vs world201.6%Not publishedNot published+100.5 pp vs world
Lesotho1981171.5%Not publishedNot published+98.0 pp vs world132.6%Not publishedNot published+76.0 pp vs world38.9%Not publishedNot published+22.1 pp vs world211.0%Not publishedNot published+110.1 pp vs world
Lesotho1982177.0%Not publishedNot published+102.4 pp vs world139.0%Not publishedNot published+81.7 pp vs world38.0%Not publishedNot published+20.8 pp vs world222.3%Not publishedNot published+121.3 pp vs world
Lesotho1983201.5%Not publishedNot published+126.5 pp vs world164.5%Not publishedNot published+106.6 pp vs world37.0%Not publishedNot published+20.0 pp vs world232.3%Not publishedNot published+131.5 pp vs world
Lesotho1984195.1%Not publishedNot published+120.8 pp vs world161.0%Not publishedNot published+103.4 pp vs world34.1%Not publishedNot published+17.5 pp vs world233.4%Not publishedNot published+132.6 pp vs world
Lesotho1985180.1%Not publishedNot published+105.3 pp vs world141.3%Not publishedNot published+83.1 pp vs world38.9%Not publishedNot published+22.2 pp vs world225.5%Not publishedNot published+124.9 pp vs world
Lesotho1986177.6%Not publishedNot published+102.3 pp vs world137.8%Not publishedNot published+79.5 pp vs world39.8%Not publishedNot published+22.9 pp vs world219.8%Not publishedNot published+119.1 pp vs world
Lesotho1987173.6%Not publishedNot published+98.5 pp vs world137.7%Not publishedNot published+79.6 pp vs world35.9%Not publishedNot published+19.0 pp vs world215.2%Not publishedNot published+114.7 pp vs world
Lesotho1988173.5%Not publishedNot published+99.1 pp vs world137.8%Not publishedNot published+80.0 pp vs world35.7%Not publishedNot published+19.1 pp vs world221.2%Not publishedNot published+120.5 pp vs world
Lesotho1989171.6%Not publishedNot published+97.5 pp vs world141.3%Not publishedNot published+83.6 pp vs world30.3%Not publishedNot published+13.9 pp vs world219.4%Not publishedNot published+119.1 pp vs world
Lesotho1990162.3%Not publishedNot published+87.5 pp vs world135.0%Not publishedNot published+76.9 pp vs world27.3%Not publishedNot published+10.7 pp vs world217.4%Not publishedNot published+116.8 pp vs world
Lesotho1991159.9%Not publishedNot published+84.8 pp vs world129.5%Not publishedNot published+71.4 pp vs world30.3%Not publishedNot published+13.5 pp vs world227.4%Not publishedNot published+127.1 pp vs world
Lesotho1992142.5%Not publishedNot published+67.3 pp vs world113.8%Not publishedNot published+55.5 pp vs world28.7%Not publishedNot published+11.8 pp vs world211.8%Not publishedNot published+111.9 pp vs world
Lesotho1993153.7%Not publishedNot published+78.1 pp vs world124.3%Not publishedNot published+65.5 pp vs world29.3%Not publishedNot published+12.6 pp vs world210.9%Not publishedNot published+111.2 pp vs world
Lesotho1994144.8%Not publishedNot published+69.4 pp vs world113.0%Not publishedNot published+54.1 pp vs world31.8%Not publishedNot published+15.3 pp vs world202.8%Not publishedNot published+102.9 pp vs world
Lesotho1995148.2%Not publishedNot published+73.3 pp vs world113.4%Not publishedNot published+54.9 pp vs world34.7%Not publishedNot published+18.3 pp vs world211.3%Not publishedNot published+111.9 pp vs world
Lesotho1996145.2%Not publishedNot published+70.1 pp vs world113.4%Not publishedNot published+54.6 pp vs world31.7%Not publishedNot published+15.5 pp vs world206.7%Not publishedNot published+107.2 pp vs world
Lesotho1997141.1%Not publishedNot published+66.0 pp vs world108.0%Not publishedNot published+48.9 pp vs world33.1%Not publishedNot published+17.1 pp vs world197.8%Not publishedNot published+98.4 pp vs world
Lesotho1998161.4%Not publishedNot published+85.8 pp vs world122.3%Not publishedNot published+62.7 pp vs world39.1%Not publishedNot published+23.1 pp vs world215.0%Not publishedNot published+115.4 pp vs world
Lesotho1999155.8%Not publishedNot published+80.0 pp vs world119.8%Not publishedNot published+60.0 pp vs world36.1%Not publishedNot published+20.0 pp vs world203.7%Not publishedNot published+103.9 pp vs world
Lesotho2000153.3%Not publishedNot published+77.7 pp vs world118.0%Not publishedNot published+58.3 pp vs world35.3%Not publishedNot published+19.4 pp vs world196.3%Not publishedNot published+96.5 pp vs world
Lesotho2001139.5%Not publishedNot published+63.0 pp vs world105.5%Not publishedNot published+45.3 pp vs world34.0%Not publishedNot published+17.8 pp vs world177.0%Not publishedNot published+77.1 pp vs world
Lesotho2002145.0%Not publishedNot published+68.2 pp vs world108.4%Not publishedNot published+48.2 pp vs world36.6%Not publishedNot published+20.0 pp vs world174.6%Not publishedNot published+74.8 pp vs world
Lesotho2003146.0%Not publishedNot published+69.3 pp vs world109.0%Not publishedNot published+49.2 pp vs world37.0%Not publishedNot published+20.1 pp vs world174.6%Not publishedNot published+74.7 pp vs world
Lesotho2004142.1%Not publishedNot published+66.2 pp vs world106.6%Not publishedNot published+47.5 pp vs world35.5%Not publishedNot published+18.7 pp vs world168.4%Not publishedNot published+68.6 pp vs world
Lesotho2005141.7%Not publishedNot published+66.4 pp vs world105.2%Not publishedNot published+46.5 pp vs world36.5%Not publishedNot published+19.9 pp vs world163.5%Not publishedNot published+63.9 pp vs world
Lesotho2006138.8%Not publishedNot published+64.3 pp vs world103.6%Not publishedNot published+45.6 pp vs world35.2%Not publishedNot published+18.7 pp vs world159.3%Not publishedNot published+59.9 pp vs world
Lesotho2007133.6%Not publishedNot published+59.7 pp vs world96.6%Not publishedNot published+39.1 pp vs world37.0%Not publishedNot published+20.6 pp vs world158.6%Not publishedNot published+59.3 pp vs world
Lesotho2008127.3%Not publishedNot published+53.4 pp vs world89.0%Not publishedNot published+31.9 pp vs world38.3%Not publishedNot published+21.5 pp vs world155.3%Not publishedNot published+56.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2009138.8%Not publishedNot published+62.8 pp vs world95.3%Not publishedNot published+37.3 pp vs world43.5%Not publishedNot published+25.5 pp vs world169.4%Not publishedNot published+70.0 pp vs world
Lesotho2010134.5%Not publishedNot published+60.0 pp vs world94.6%Not publishedNot published+37.6 pp vs world39.9%Not publishedNot published+22.5 pp vs world165.8%Not publishedNot published+66.8 pp vs world
Lesotho2011129.0%Not publishedNot published+55.2 pp vs world90.8%Not publishedNot published+34.3 pp vs world38.2%Not publishedNot published+20.9 pp vs world154.4%Not publishedNot published+55.3 pp vs world
Lesotho2012130.9%Not publishedNot published+57.2 pp vs world91.4%Not publishedNot published+34.8 pp vs world39.5%Not publishedNot published+22.4 pp vs world166.6%Not publishedNot published+67.6 pp vs world
Lesotho2013124.2%Not publishedNot published+50.6 pp vs world83.6%Not publishedNot published+27.0 pp vs world40.6%Not publishedNot published+23.6 pp vs world156.9%Not publishedNot published+57.8 pp vs world
Lesotho2014115.9%Not publishedNot published+42.4 pp vs world77.1%Not publishedNot published+20.4 pp vs world38.8%Not publishedNot published+22.0 pp vs world150.0%Not publishedNot published+50.7 pp vs world
Lesotho2015113.5%Not publishedNot published+39.8 pp vs world76.6%Not publishedNot published+19.5 pp vs world36.9%Not publishedNot published+20.3 pp vs world143.9%Not publishedNot published+44.5 pp vs world
Lesotho2016116.0%Not publishedNot published+42.1 pp vs world76.4%Not publishedNot published+19.1 pp vs world39.6%Not publishedNot published+23.0 pp vs world144.8%Not publishedNot published+45.5 pp vs world
Lesotho2017129.2%Not publishedNot published+55.9 pp vs world89.5%Not publishedNot published+32.6 pp vs world39.7%Not publishedNot published+23.3 pp vs world151.4%Not publishedNot published+52.2 pp vs world
Lesotho2018123.3%Not publishedNot published+50.5 pp vs world85.3%Not publishedNot published+28.9 pp vs world38.1%Not publishedNot published+21.6 pp vs world144.8%Not publishedNot published+45.6 pp vs world
Lesotho2019121.3%Not publishedNot published+48.3 pp vs world83.6%Not publishedNot published+27.2 pp vs world37.7%Not publishedNot published+21.1 pp vs world148.1%Not publishedNot published+48.7 pp vs world
Lesotho2020125.9%Not publishedNot published+52.7 pp vs world88.8%Not publishedNot published+33.4 pp vs world37.1%Not publishedNot published+19.4 pp vs world152.2%Not publishedNot published+52.7 pp vs world
Lesotho2021118.4%Not publishedNot published+46.5 pp vs world83.7%Not publishedNot published+28.8 pp vs world34.7%Not publishedNot published+17.7 pp vs world146.9%Not publishedNot published+47.9 pp vs world
Lesotho2022122.0%Not publishedNot published+50.0 pp vs world86.8%Not publishedNot published+31.2 pp vs world35.2%Not publishedNot published+18.8 pp vs world149.4%Not publishedNot published+50.2 pp vs world
Lesotho2023121.2%Not publishedNot published+48.2 pp vs world85.8%Not publishedNot published+29.4 pp vs world35.3%Not publishedNot published+18.8 pp vs world155.3%Not publishedNot published+56.1 pp vs world
Lesotho2024119.4%Not publishedNot published+46.2 pp vs world85.4%Not publishedNot published+28.7 pp vs world34.1%Not publishedNot published+17.5 pp vs world145.7%Not publishedNot published+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).

Interpretation note

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

Latest common comparison

Africa80.9%2024
Southern Africa84.2%2024
World73.2%2024

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.

Full historical record

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 unavailable
Gross fixed capital formation27.9%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Changes in inventories-1.6%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
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%Not publishedNot published-17.8 pp vs world10.6%Not publishedNot published-12.3 pp vs world-0.6%Not publishedNot published-5.5 pp vs world
Lesotho197114.0%Not publishedNot published-13.5 pp vs world15.3%Not publishedNot published-7.9 pp vs world-1.3%Not publishedNot published-5.6 pp vs world
Lesotho197213.5%Not publishedNot published-13.9 pp vs world14.6%Not publishedNot published-11.9 pp vs world-1.1%Not publishedNot published-1.9 pp vs world
Lesotho197316.3%Not publishedNot published-12.3 pp vs world13.2%Not publishedNot published-14.0 pp vs world3.1%Not publishedNot published+1.8 pp vs world
Lesotho197415.5%Not publishedNot published-13.0 pp vs world16.0%Not publishedNot published-10.5 pp vs world-0.5%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world
Lesotho197521.6%Not publishedNot published-5.3 pp vs world22.9%Not publishedNot published-3.5 pp vs world-1.4%Not publishedNot published-1.8 pp vs world
Lesotho197641.6%Not publishedNot published+13.6 pp vs world43.4%Not publishedNot published+16.5 pp vs world-1.8%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world
Lesotho197728.8%Not publishedNot published+0.5 pp vs world29.3%Not publishedNot published+2.1 pp vs world-0.6%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world
Lesotho197829.9%Not publishedNot published+1.4 pp vs world26.9%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world2.9%Not publishedNot published+2.0 pp vs world
Lesotho197939.9%Not publishedNot published+11.6 pp vs world36.9%Not publishedNot published+9.7 pp vs world3.0%Not publishedNot published+1.9 pp vs world
Lesotho198039.0%Not publishedNot published+11.0 pp vs world38.5%Not publishedNot published+11.4 pp vs world0.5%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world
Lesotho198139.5%Not publishedNot published+12.0 pp vs world38.7%Not publishedNot published+11.9 pp vs world0.8%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world
Lesotho198245.2%Not publishedNot published+18.9 pp vs world47.8%Not publishedNot published+21.6 pp vs world-2.6%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world
Lesotho198330.9%Not publishedNot published+5.0 pp vs world32.0%Not publishedNot published+6.3 pp vs world-1.1%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world
Lesotho198438.2%Not publishedNot published+11.8 pp vs world38.7%Not publishedNot published+13.4 pp vs world-0.5%Not publishedNot published-1.6 pp vs world
Lesotho198545.3%Not publishedNot published+19.6 pp vs world47.3%Not publishedNot published+22.5 pp vs world-2.0%Not publishedNot published-2.8 pp vs world
Lesotho198642.3%Not publishedNot published+16.8 pp vs world41.9%Not publishedNot published+17.0 pp vs world0.3%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world
Lesotho198741.7%Not publishedNot published+16.2 pp vs world42.7%Not publishedNot published+17.8 pp vs world-1.1%Not publishedNot published-1.6 pp vs world
Lesotho198847.7%Not publishedNot published+21.4 pp vs world48.8%Not publishedNot published+23.4 pp vs world-1.1%Not publishedNot published-2.0 pp vs world
Lesotho198947.8%Not publishedNot published+21.6 pp vs world51.1%Not publishedNot published+26.0 pp vs world-3.2%Not publishedNot published-4.3 pp vs world
Lesotho199055.1%Not publishedNot published+29.3 pp vs world57.3%Not publishedNot published+32.3 pp vs world-2.2%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world
Lesotho199167.6%Not publishedNot published+42.3 pp vs world71.0%Not publishedNot published+46.7 pp vs world-3.4%Not publishedNot published-4.3 pp vs world
Lesotho199269.3%Not publishedNot published+44.6 pp vs world71.0%Not publishedNot published+47.2 pp vs world-1.7%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world
Lesotho199357.2%Not publishedNot published+33.0 pp vs world60.1%Not publishedNot published+36.4 pp vs world-2.8%Not publishedNot published-3.4 pp vs world
Lesotho199457.9%Not publishedNot published+33.5 pp vs world62.0%Not publishedNot published+38.3 pp vs world-4.0%Not publishedNot published-4.8 pp vs world
Lesotho199563.1%Not publishedNot published+38.6 pp vs world66.3%Not publishedNot published+42.6 pp vs world-3.2%Not publishedNot published-4.1 pp vs world
Lesotho199661.5%Not publishedNot published+37.1 pp vs world63.6%Not publishedNot published+39.9 pp vs world-2.1%Not publishedNot published-2.8 pp vs world
Lesotho199756.7%Not publishedNot published+32.3 pp vs world60.0%Not publishedNot published+36.5 pp vs world-3.3%Not publishedNot published-4.1 pp vs world
Lesotho199853.6%Not publishedNot published+29.6 pp vs world55.5%Not publishedNot published+32.1 pp vs world-1.9%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world
Lesotho199947.8%Not publishedNot published+23.9 pp vs world47.8%Not publishedNot published+24.3 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world
Lesotho200043.1%Not publishedNot published+18.8 pp vs world44.5%Not publishedNot published+20.8 pp vs world-1.4%Not publishedNot published-2.0 pp vs world
Lesotho200137.6%Not publishedNot published+14.0 pp vs world38.5%Not publishedNot published+15.2 pp vs world-0.9%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world
Lesotho200229.5%Not publishedNot published+6.6 pp vs world31.8%Not publishedNot published+9.1 pp vs world-2.3%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world
Lesotho200328.6%Not publishedNot published+5.4 pp vs world31.6%Not publishedNot published+8.9 pp vs world-3.1%Not publishedNot published-3.5 pp vs world
Lesotho200426.3%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world27.2%Not publishedNot published+4.1 pp vs world-0.9%Not publishedNot published-1.6 pp vs world
Lesotho200521.8%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world21.7%Not publishedNot published-1.9 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world
Lesotho200620.4%Not publishedNot published-4.4 pp vs world22.1%Not publishedNot published-1.9 pp vs world-1.7%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world
Lesotho200724.9%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world23.5%Not publishedNot published-0.8 pp vs world1.4%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world
Lesotho200828.0%Not publishedNot published+2.6 pp vs world26.4%Not publishedNot published+2.0 pp vs world1.6%Not publishedNot published+0.6 pp vs world
Lesotho200930.5%Not publishedNot published+7.2 pp vs world28.4%Not publishedNot published+4.7 pp vs world2.2%Not publishedNot published+2.5 pp vs world
Lesotho201031.3%Not publishedNot published+6.7 pp vs world29.4%Not publishedNot published+5.8 pp vs world1.9%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world
Lesotho201125.3%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world28.0%Not publishedNot published+4.0 pp vs world-2.7%Not publishedNot published-3.9 pp vs world
Lesotho201235.7%Not publishedNot published+10.3 pp vs world35.9%Not publishedNot published+11.4 pp vs world-0.2%Not publishedNot published-1.1 pp vs world
Lesotho201332.7%Not publishedNot published+7.2 pp vs world31.0%Not publishedNot published+6.4 pp vs world1.7%Not publishedNot published+0.8 pp vs world
Lesotho201434.1%Not publishedNot published+8.4 pp vs world29.4%Not publishedNot published+4.6 pp vs world4.7%Not publishedNot published+3.8 pp vs world
Lesotho201530.4%Not publishedNot published+4.7 pp vs world28.3%Not publishedNot published+3.3 pp vs world2.1%Not publishedNot published+1.4 pp vs world
Lesotho201628.8%Not publishedNot published+3.4 pp vs world26.6%Not publishedNot published+1.7 pp vs world2.1%Not publishedNot published+1.7 pp vs world
Lesotho201722.2%Not publishedNot published-3.7 pp vs world27.4%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world-5.2%Not publishedNot published-5.9 pp vs world
Lesotho201821.4%Not publishedNot published-4.9 pp vs world26.0%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world-4.5%Not publishedNot published-5.3 pp vs world
Lesotho201926.8%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world25.9%Not publishedNot published-0.0 pp vs world0.9%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world
Lesotho202026.3%Not publishedNot published-0.0 pp vs world24.3%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world2.0%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world
Lesotho202128.5%Not publishedNot published+1.4 pp vs world25.7%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world2.8%Not publishedNot published+1.8 pp vs world
Lesotho202227.4%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world27.1%Not publishedNot published+1.1 pp vs world0.3%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world
Lesotho202334.2%Not publishedNot published+7.9 pp vs world28.2%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world6.0%Not publishedNot published+5.5 pp vs world
Lesotho202426.3%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world27.9%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world-1.6%Not publishedNot published-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 Aggregates28 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 unavailable
Imports87.7%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Net exports-45.7%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable
Trade openness129.7%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable
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.

Showing 55 of 55 rows

Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
Lesotho19708.9%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world47.0%Not publishedNot published+35.7 pp vs world-38.1%Not publishedNot published-38.1 pp vs world55.8%Not publishedNot published+33.3 pp vs world
Lesotho197111.0%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world62.0%Not publishedNot published+50.6 pp vs world-51.0%Not publishedNot published-51.1 pp vs world73.0%Not publishedNot published+50.2 pp vs world
Lesotho197212.8%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world69.7%Not publishedNot published+58.1 pp vs world-56.9%Not publishedNot published-57.1 pp vs world82.5%Not publishedNot published+59.1 pp vs world
Lesotho197311.9%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world68.0%Not publishedNot published+55.1 pp vs world-56.2%Not publishedNot published-56.4 pp vs world79.9%Not publishedNot published+53.7 pp vs world
Lesotho197411.8%Not publishedNot published-4.3 pp vs world84.4%Not publishedNot published+68.4 pp vs world-72.7%Not publishedNot published-72.7 pp vs world96.2%Not publishedNot published+64.0 pp vs world
Lesotho197512.0%Not publishedNot published-3.3 pp vs world108.3%Not publishedNot published+93.1 pp vs world-96.3%Not publishedNot published-96.3 pp vs world120.2%Not publishedNot published+89.8 pp vs world
Lesotho197615.0%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world143.9%Not publishedNot published+128.1 pp vs world-128.9%Not publishedNot published-128.8 pp vs world158.9%Not publishedNot published+127.4 pp vs world
Lesotho19779.7%Not publishedNot published-6.1 pp vs world116.6%Not publishedNot published+100.5 pp vs world-106.9%Not publishedNot published-106.6 pp vs world126.3%Not publishedNot published+94.4 pp vs world
Lesotho197814.2%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world94.1%Not publishedNot published+78.4 pp vs world-79.9%Not publishedNot published-79.6 pp vs world108.4%Not publishedNot published+77.1 pp vs world
Lesotho197918.5%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world128.3%Not publishedNot published+111.2 pp vs world-109.8%Not publishedNot published-109.5 pp vs world146.9%Not publishedNot published+112.8 pp vs world
Lesotho198018.9%Not publishedNot published+0.6 pp vs world127.9%Not publishedNot published+109.3 pp vs world-109.0%Not publishedNot published-108.7 pp vs world146.8%Not publishedNot published+109.9 pp vs world
Lesotho198116.5%Not publishedNot published-1.5 pp vs world135.1%Not publishedNot published+116.7 pp vs world-118.6%Not publishedNot published-118.2 pp vs world151.7%Not publishedNot published+115.2 pp vs world
Lesotho198213.9%Not publishedNot published-3.1 pp vs world144.3%Not publishedNot published+126.9 pp vs world-130.4%Not publishedNot published-130.0 pp vs world158.2%Not publishedNot published+123.8 pp vs world
Lesotho198312.1%Not publishedNot published-4.3 pp vs world152.9%Not publishedNot published+136.1 pp vs world-140.7%Not publishedNot published-140.4 pp vs world165.0%Not publishedNot published+131.8 pp vs world
Lesotho198412.4%Not publishedNot published-4.5 pp vs world155.7%Not publishedNot published+138.6 pp vs world-143.3%Not publishedNot published-143.1 pp vs world168.1%Not publishedNot published+134.1 pp vs world
Lesotho198511.9%Not publishedNot published-4.6 pp vs world145.5%Not publishedNot published+128.9 pp vs world-133.6%Not publishedNot published-133.5 pp vs world157.4%Not publishedNot published+124.2 pp vs world
Lesotho198611.9%Not publishedNot published-3.9 pp vs world138.7%Not publishedNot published+122.7 pp vs world-126.8%Not publishedNot published-126.6 pp vs world150.6%Not publishedNot published+118.7 pp vs world
Lesotho198715.2%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world138.1%Not publishedNot published+121.5 pp vs world-122.9%Not publishedNot published-122.8 pp vs world153.3%Not publishedNot published+120.2 pp vs world
Lesotho198818.2%Not publishedNot published+1.3 pp vs world148.9%Not publishedNot published+131.7 pp vs world-130.6%Not publishedNot published-130.4 pp vs world167.1%Not publishedNot published+132.9 pp vs world
Lesotho198917.6%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world148.6%Not publishedNot published+130.8 pp vs world-130.9%Not publishedNot published-130.6 pp vs world166.2%Not publishedNot published+131.0 pp vs world
Lesotho199016.0%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world145.1%Not publishedNot published+125.9 pp vs world-129.1%Not publishedNot published-128.9 pp vs world161.1%Not publishedNot published+123.0 pp vs world
Lesotho199115.0%Not publishedNot published-3.6 pp vs world154.9%Not publishedNot published+136.3 pp vs world-139.9%Not publishedNot published-139.9 pp vs world170.0%Not publishedNot published+132.7 pp vs world
Lesotho199217.5%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world141.6%Not publishedNot published+122.2 pp vs world-124.1%Not publishedNot published-124.5 pp vs world159.1%Not publishedNot published+119.9 pp vs world
Lesotho199320.0%Not publishedNot published+1.2 pp vs world143.5%Not publishedNot published+125.2 pp vs world-123.6%Not publishedNot published-124.0 pp vs world163.5%Not publishedNot published+126.4 pp vs world
Lesotho199420.6%Not publishedNot published+1.2 pp vs world134.1%Not publishedNot published+115.1 pp vs world-113.5%Not publishedNot published-113.9 pp vs world154.7%Not publishedNot published+116.3 pp vs world
Lesotho199520.2%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world142.1%Not publishedNot published+121.9 pp vs world-121.9%Not publishedNot published-122.3 pp vs world162.3%Not publishedNot published+121.5 pp vs world
Lesotho199622.8%Not publishedNot published+1.7 pp vs world141.3%Not publishedNot published+120.6 pp vs world-118.5%Not publishedNot published-118.9 pp vs world164.1%Not publishedNot published+122.3 pp vs world
Lesotho199725.6%Not publishedNot published+3.5 pp vs world133.4%Not publishedNot published+111.9 pp vs world-107.9%Not publishedNot published-108.4 pp vs world159.0%Not publishedNot published+115.5 pp vs world
Lesotho199833.2%Not publishedNot published+11.4 pp vs world145.3%Not publishedNot published+123.9 pp vs world-112.1%Not publishedNot published-112.4 pp vs world178.5%Not publishedNot published+135.3 pp vs world
Lesotho199928.6%Not publishedNot published+6.8 pp vs world129.6%Not publishedNot published+108.0 pp vs world-101.0%Not publishedNot published-101.2 pp vs world158.2%Not publishedNot published+114.8 pp vs world
Lesotho200035.2%Not publishedNot published+11.6 pp vs world126.1%Not publishedNot published+102.7 pp vs world-90.9%Not publishedNot published-91.0 pp vs world161.3%Not publishedNot published+114.3 pp vs world
Lesotho200154.4%Not publishedNot published+31.4 pp vs world127.8%Not publishedNot published+104.8 pp vs world-73.4%Not publishedNot published-73.4 pp vs world182.2%Not publishedNot published+136.3 pp vs world
Lesotho200266.8%Not publishedNot published+43.6 pp vs world134.5%Not publishedNot published+111.5 pp vs world-67.7%Not publishedNot published-67.9 pp vs world201.3%Not publishedNot published+155.1 pp vs world
Lesotho200360.6%Not publishedNot published+36.7 pp vs world130.4%Not publishedNot published+106.7 pp vs world-69.8%Not publishedNot published-70.0 pp vs world191.1%Not publishedNot published+143.4 pp vs world
Lesotho200456.9%Not publishedNot published+31.2 pp vs world121.5%Not publishedNot published+96.0 pp vs world-64.6%Not publishedNot published-64.9 pp vs world178.4%Not publishedNot published+127.2 pp vs world
Lesotho200549.3%Not publishedNot published+22.3 pp vs world113.1%Not publishedNot published+86.5 pp vs world-63.8%Not publishedNot published-64.2 pp vs world162.5%Not publishedNot published+108.8 pp vs world
Lesotho200654.1%Not publishedNot published+25.4 pp vs world111.5%Not publishedNot published+83.4 pp vs world-57.4%Not publishedNot published-58.1 pp vs world165.5%Not publishedNot published+108.8 pp vs world
Lesotho200753.2%Not publishedNot published+23.7 pp vs world111.8%Not publishedNot published+82.9 pp vs world-58.6%Not publishedNot published-59.3 pp vs world165.0%Not publishedNot published+106.6 pp vs world
Lesotho200852.9%Not publishedNot published+22.0 pp vs world108.2%Not publishedNot published+78.0 pp vs world-55.3%Not publishedNot published-56.0 pp vs world161.1%Not publishedNot published+99.9 pp vs world
Lesotho200944.8%Not publishedNot published+18.5 pp vs world114.1%Not publishedNot published+88.5 pp vs world-69.4%Not publishedNot published-70.0 pp vs world158.9%Not publishedNot published+107.0 pp vs world
Lesotho201042.1%Not publishedNot published+13.5 pp vs world108.0%Not publishedNot published+80.3 pp vs world-65.8%Not publishedNot published-66.8 pp vs world150.1%Not publishedNot published+93.9 pp vs world
Lesotho201147.7%Not publishedNot published+17.4 pp vs world102.1%Not publishedNot published+72.6 pp vs world-54.4%Not publishedNot published-55.3 pp vs world149.8%Not publishedNot published+90.0 pp vs world
Lesotho201241.8%Not publishedNot published+11.6 pp vs world108.4%Not publishedNot published+79.2 pp vs world-66.6%Not publishedNot published-67.6 pp vs world150.2%Not publishedNot published+90.9 pp vs world
Lesotho201338.2%Not publishedNot published+8.1 pp vs world95.1%Not publishedNot published+66.0 pp vs world-56.9%Not publishedNot published-57.9 pp vs world133.4%Not publishedNot published+74.2 pp vs world
Lesotho201438.1%Not publishedNot published+8.4 pp vs world88.1%Not publishedNot published+59.2 pp vs world-50.0%Not publishedNot published-50.8 pp vs world126.3%Not publishedNot published+67.6 pp vs world
Lesotho201542.9%Not publishedNot published+14.8 pp vs world86.8%Not publishedNot published+59.3 pp vs world-43.9%Not publishedNot published-44.5 pp vs world129.7%Not publishedNot published+74.1 pp vs world
Lesotho201645.8%Not publishedNot published+18.6 pp vs world90.5%Not publishedNot published+64.1 pp vs world-44.8%Not publishedNot published-45.6 pp vs world136.3%Not publishedNot published+82.7 pp vs world
Lesotho201747.5%Not publishedNot published+19.4 pp vs world98.9%Not publishedNot published+71.5 pp vs world-51.4%Not publishedNot published-52.2 pp vs world146.4%Not publishedNot published+90.9 pp vs world
Lesotho201849.8%Not publishedNot published+20.7 pp vs world94.6%Not publishedNot published+66.3 pp vs world-44.8%Not publishedNot published-45.6 pp vs world144.4%Not publishedNot published+87.1 pp vs world
Lesotho201946.2%Not publishedNot published+18.1 pp vs world94.3%Not publishedNot published+66.8 pp vs world-48.1%Not publishedNot published-48.7 pp vs world140.5%Not publishedNot published+84.9 pp vs world
Lesotho202044.4%Not publishedNot published+18.4 pp vs world96.6%Not publishedNot published+71.3 pp vs world-52.2%Not publishedNot published-52.9 pp vs world141.1%Not publishedNot published+89.6 pp vs world
Lesotho202146.1%Not publishedNot published+17.5 pp vs world93.0%Not publishedNot published+65.4 pp vs world-46.9%Not publishedNot published-47.9 pp vs world139.2%Not publishedNot published+82.9 pp vs world
Lesotho202246.5%Not publishedNot published+15.6 pp vs world95.9%Not publishedNot published+65.7 pp vs world-49.4%Not publishedNot published-50.2 pp vs world142.4%Not publishedNot published+81.3 pp vs world
Lesotho202342.8%Not publishedNot published+13.7 pp vs world98.1%Not publishedNot published+69.8 pp vs world-55.3%Not publishedNot published-56.1 pp vs world140.9%Not publishedNot published+83.5 pp vs world
Lesotho202442.0%Not publishedNot published+13.0 pp vs world87.7%Not publishedNot published+59.6 pp vs world-45.7%Not publishedNot published-46.6 pp vs world129.7%Not publishedNot published+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 Aggregates28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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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%Not publishedNot published+15.0 pp vs world7.0%Not publishedNot published-23.9 pp vs world1.2%Not publishedNot published-5.3 pp vs world21.2%Not publishedNot published+7.1 pp vs world3.4%Not publishedNot published-4.4 pp vs world42.9%Not publishedNot published+11.4 pp vs world
Lesotho197117.4%Not publishedNot published+8.4 pp vs world7.1%Not publishedNot published-23.4 pp vs world1.7%Not publishedNot published-4.9 pp vs world23.1%Not publishedNot published+9.1 pp vs world4.7%Not publishedNot published-3.2 pp vs world46.0%Not publishedNot published+14.0 pp vs world
Lesotho197224.3%Not publishedNot published+15.6 pp vs world7.0%Not publishedNot published-23.5 pp vs world1.8%Not publishedNot published-5.0 pp vs world19.9%Not publishedNot published+5.7 pp vs world6.3%Not publishedNot published-1.6 pp vs world40.7%Not publishedNot published+8.6 pp vs world
Lesotho197330.6%Not publishedNot published+21.4 pp vs world7.8%Not publishedNot published-23.0 pp vs world1.9%Not publishedNot published-4.9 pp vs world16.8%Not publishedNot published+2.8 pp vs world7.0%Not publishedNot published-0.8 pp vs world35.8%Not publishedNot published+4.2 pp vs world
Lesotho197426.9%Not publishedNot published+18.3 pp vs world9.6%Not publishedNot published-22.1 pp vs world2.3%Not publishedNot published-4.3 pp vs world18.0%Not publishedNot published+3.9 pp vs world7.5%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world35.7%Not publishedNot published+4.3 pp vs world
Lesotho197522.8%Not publishedNot published+14.5 pp vs world8.9%Not publishedNot published-21.8 pp vs world2.5%Not publishedNot published-4.3 pp vs world20.5%Not publishedNot published+6.3 pp vs world6.9%Not publishedNot published-0.8 pp vs world38.5%Not publishedNot published+5.9 pp vs world
Lesotho197619.2%Not publishedNot published+11.3 pp vs world7.9%Not publishedNot published-23.0 pp vs world5.2%Not publishedNot published-1.6 pp vs world18.5%Not publishedNot published+4.3 pp vs world8.2%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world40.9%Not publishedNot published+8.4 pp vs world
Lesotho197724.4%Not publishedNot published+16.6 pp vs world8.9%Not publishedNot published-21.9 pp vs world3.5%Not publishedNot published-3.2 pp vs world17.3%Not publishedNot published+3.0 pp vs world7.9%Not publishedNot published+0.0 pp vs world38.0%Not publishedNot published+5.3 pp vs world
Lesotho197821.0%Not publishedNot published+13.5 pp vs world15.8%Not publishedNot published-14.7 pp vs world3.6%Not publishedNot published-3.3 pp vs world14.0%Not publishedNot published-0.3 pp vs world6.9%Not publishedNot published-1.1 pp vs world38.7%Not publishedNot published+5.7 pp vs world
Lesotho197922.3%Not publishedNot published+15.0 pp vs world16.7%Not publishedNot published-14.1 pp vs world4.2%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world12.8%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world4.5%Not publishedNot published-3.4 pp vs world39.5%Not publishedNot published+6.4 pp vs world
Lesotho198019.2%Not publishedNot published+12.4 pp vs world15.4%Not publishedNot published-15.8 pp vs world4.5%Not publishedNot published-2.2 pp vs world12.0%Not publishedNot published-2.2 pp vs world3.7%Not publishedNot published-4.0 pp vs world45.2%Not publishedNot published+11.6 pp vs world
Lesotho198121.3%Not publishedNot published+14.5 pp vs world13.1%Not publishedNot published-17.5 pp vs world4.1%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world11.6%Not publishedNot published-2.8 pp vs world4.1%Not publishedNot published-3.7 pp vs world45.8%Not publishedNot published+11.6 pp vs world
Lesotho198217.0%Not publishedNot published+10.2 pp vs world13.7%Not publishedNot published-16.1 pp vs world5.9%Not publishedNot published-0.3 pp vs world12.5%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world4.4%Not publishedNot published-3.5 pp vs world46.5%Not publishedNot published+11.3 pp vs world
Lesotho198317.2%Not publishedNot published+10.3 pp vs world11.5%Not publishedNot published-17.8 pp vs world4.2%Not publishedNot published-1.8 pp vs world13.6%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world4.8%Not publishedNot published-3.2 pp vs world48.7%Not publishedNot published+12.9 pp vs world
Lesotho198416.3%Not publishedNot published+9.5 pp vs world11.8%Not publishedNot published-17.4 pp vs world4.6%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world14.0%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world5.1%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world48.2%Not publishedNot published+12.3 pp vs world
Lesotho198516.9%Not publishedNot published+10.5 pp vs world11.4%Not publishedNot published-17.4 pp vs world5.5%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world13.6%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world5.1%Not publishedNot published-2.9 pp vs world47.5%Not publishedNot published+10.9 pp vs world
Lesotho198617.5%Not publishedNot published+11.6 pp vs world12.9%Not publishedNot published-14.8 pp vs world4.6%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world13.4%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world4.9%Not publishedNot published-3.2 pp vs world46.8%Not publishedNot published+8.9 pp vs world
Lesotho198715.9%Not publishedNot published+10.5 pp vs world14.0%Not publishedNot published-13.4 pp vs world5.6%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world14.2%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world5.5%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world44.8%Not publishedNot published+6.3 pp vs world
Lesotho198815.9%Not publishedNot published+10.5 pp vs world14.3%Not publishedNot published-13.0 pp vs world6.7%Not publishedNot published+0.5 pp vs world12.7%Not publishedNot published-2.0 pp vs world5.2%Not publishedNot published-2.9 pp vs world45.3%Not publishedNot published+6.6 pp vs world
Lesotho198914.3%Not publishedNot published+8.9 pp vs world14.7%Not publishedNot published-12.1 pp vs world7.9%Not publishedNot published+1.7 pp vs world12.5%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world5.4%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world45.2%Not publishedNot published+6.1 pp vs world
Lesotho199013.6%Not publishedNot published+8.5 pp vs world15.9%Not publishedNot published-10.7 pp vs world9.8%Not publishedNot published+3.5 pp vs world12.1%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world5.3%Not publishedNot published-2.9 pp vs world43.3%Not publishedNot published+3.8 pp vs world
Lesotho19917.9%Not publishedNot published+3.1 pp vs world15.1%Not publishedNot published-10.9 pp vs world15.1%Not publishedNot published+9.0 pp vs world12.3%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world5.7%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world43.9%Not publishedNot published+3.7 pp vs world
Lesotho19929.7%Not publishedNot published+5.4 pp vs world16.2%Not publishedNot published-9.1 pp vs world16.4%Not publishedNot published+10.5 pp vs world11.9%Not publishedNot published-3.5 pp vs world5.1%Not publishedNot published-3.2 pp vs world40.7%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world
Lesotho19939.0%Not publishedNot published+4.9 pp vs world16.5%Not publishedNot published-8.2 pp vs world17.6%Not publishedNot published+11.7 pp vs world12.1%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world5.1%Not publishedNot published-3.3 pp vs world39.7%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world
Lesotho19949.1%Not publishedNot published+5.0 pp vs world14.8%Not publishedNot published-9.7 pp vs world19.4%Not publishedNot published+13.4 pp vs world12.8%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world5.1%Not publishedNot published-3.3 pp vs world38.8%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world
Lesotho19959.3%Not publishedNot published+5.3 pp vs world16.9%Not publishedNot published-7.6 pp vs world17.3%Not publishedNot published+11.5 pp vs world12.3%Not publishedNot published-2.9 pp vs world4.8%Not publishedNot published-3.8 pp vs world39.5%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world
Lesotho19968.4%Not publishedNot published+4.3 pp vs world17.2%Not publishedNot published-7.1 pp vs world18.7%Not publishedNot published+13.0 pp vs world12.8%Not publishedNot published-2.2 pp vs world4.8%Not publishedNot published-3.8 pp vs world38.2%Not publishedNot published-4.2 pp vs world
Lesotho19977.7%Not publishedNot published+3.8 pp vs world18.8%Not publishedNot published-5.3 pp vs world15.0%Not publishedNot published+9.5 pp vs world13.4%Not publishedNot published-1.6 pp vs world5.0%Not publishedNot published-3.7 pp vs world40.1%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world
Lesotho19988.8%Not publishedNot published+5.0 pp vs world20.9%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world13.8%Not publishedNot published+8.4 pp vs world12.3%Not publishedNot published-2.8 pp vs world4.7%Not publishedNot published-4.3 pp vs world39.5%Not publishedNot published-3.9 pp vs world
Lesotho19999.2%Not publishedNot published+5.6 pp vs world22.5%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world14.0%Not publishedNot published+8.5 pp vs world12.0%Not publishedNot published-3.1 pp vs world4.4%Not publishedNot published-4.8 pp vs world38.1%Not publishedNot published-5.6 pp vs world
Lesotho20008.3%Not publishedNot published+4.8 pp vs world24.2%Not publishedNot published+0.7 pp vs world15.0%Not publishedNot published+9.7 pp vs world11.5%Not publishedNot published-3.5 pp vs world4.5%Not publishedNot published-4.6 pp vs world36.5%Not publishedNot published-7.1 pp vs world
Lesotho20018.8%Not publishedNot published+5.3 pp vs world29.8%Not publishedNot published+7.3 pp vs world11.5%Not publishedNot published+6.1 pp vs world11.3%Not publishedNot published-3.7 pp vs world4.6%Not publishedNot published-4.7 pp vs world34.1%Not publishedNot published-10.4 pp vs world
Lesotho20026.8%Not publishedNot published+3.4 pp vs world34.2%Not publishedNot published+12.1 pp vs world8.0%Not publishedNot published+2.7 pp vs world11.6%Not publishedNot published-3.3 pp vs world5.0%Not publishedNot published-4.3 pp vs world34.5%Not publishedNot published-10.6 pp vs world
Lesotho20036.7%Not publishedNot published+3.3 pp vs world33.0%Not publishedNot published+10.8 pp vs world7.9%Not publishedNot published+2.6 pp vs world12.0%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world4.8%Not publishedNot published-4.4 pp vs world35.5%Not publishedNot published-9.5 pp vs world
Lesotho20046.5%Not publishedNot published+3.0 pp vs world34.1%Not publishedNot published+11.6 pp vs world6.1%Not publishedNot published+0.7 pp vs world12.0%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world5.6%Not publishedNot published-3.9 pp vs world35.6%Not publishedNot published-8.7 pp vs world
Lesotho20056.1%Not publishedNot published+2.8 pp vs world34.2%Not publishedNot published+11.2 pp vs world5.9%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world12.4%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world6.3%Not publishedNot published-3.1 pp vs world35.1%Not publishedNot published-9.1 pp vs world
Lesotho20065.3%Not publishedNot published+2.0 pp vs world36.5%Not publishedNot published+13.0 pp vs world5.6%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world12.6%Not publishedNot published-1.8 pp vs world6.2%Not publishedNot published-3.1 pp vs world33.9%Not publishedNot published-10.0 pp vs world
Lesotho20075.3%Not publishedNot published+1.7 pp vs world36.8%Not publishedNot published+13.2 pp vs world5.3%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world13.0%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world6.2%Not publishedNot published-3.1 pp vs world33.3%Not publishedNot published-10.3 pp vs world
Lesotho20085.2%Not publishedNot published+1.5 pp vs world38.0%Not publishedNot published+13.9 pp vs world5.3%Not publishedNot published-0.3 pp vs world12.9%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world5.4%Not publishedNot published-3.9 pp vs world33.1%Not publishedNot published-10.0 pp vs world
Lesotho20095.9%Not publishedNot published+2.1 pp vs world29.4%Not publishedNot published+7.1 pp vs world6.5%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world14.0%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world6.0%Not publishedNot published-3.2 pp vs world38.2%Not publishedNot published-6.9 pp vs world
Lesotho20105.4%Not publishedNot published+1.4 pp vs world26.8%Not publishedNot published+3.1 pp vs world8.1%Not publishedNot published+2.7 pp vs world14.3%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world6.3%Not publishedNot published-2.8 pp vs world39.1%Not publishedNot published-4.7 pp vs world
Lesotho20115.1%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world30.2%Not publishedNot published+5.9 pp vs world6.8%Not publishedNot published+1.4 pp vs world14.2%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world6.1%Not publishedNot published-2.8 pp vs world37.6%Not publishedNot published-5.6 pp vs world
Lesotho20125.5%Not publishedNot published+1.3 pp vs world25.9%Not publishedNot published+1.8 pp vs world8.9%Not publishedNot published+3.4 pp vs world15.7%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world6.3%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world37.6%Not publishedNot published-5.6 pp vs world
Lesotho20135.7%Not publishedNot published+1.3 pp vs world25.4%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world7.3%Not publishedNot published+1.7 pp vs world16.3%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world6.4%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world39.0%Not publishedNot published-4.3 pp vs world
Lesotho20144.4%Not publishedNot published+0.0 pp vs world30.0%Not publishedNot published+6.6 pp vs world6.1%Not publishedNot published+0.5 pp vs world14.6%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world6.4%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world38.5%Not publishedNot published-5.0 pp vs world
Lesotho20154.2%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world32.1%Not publishedNot published+9.8 pp vs world5.7%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world12.8%Not publishedNot published-1.5 pp vs world5.9%Not publishedNot published-3.2 pp vs world39.2%Not publishedNot published-5.1 pp vs world
Lesotho20165.5%Not publishedNot published+1.2 pp vs world29.6%Not publishedNot published+7.9 pp vs world4.9%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world13.8%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world6.2%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world40.1%Not publishedNot published-4.7 pp vs world
Lesotho20175.6%Not publishedNot published+1.3 pp vs world27.6%Not publishedNot published+5.6 pp vs world4.9%Not publishedNot published-0.8 pp vs world14.4%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world5.8%Not publishedNot published-3.4 pp vs world41.7%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world
Lesotho20184.8%Not publishedNot published+0.7 pp vs world31.1%Not publishedNot published+8.6 pp vs world4.4%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world12.4%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world5.6%Not publishedNot published-3.7 pp vs world41.7%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world
Lesotho20195.1%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world31.3%Not publishedNot published+9.6 pp vs world3.5%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world10.6%Not publishedNot published-3.7 pp vs world5.4%Not publishedNot published-4.0 pp vs world44.1%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world
Lesotho20206.0%Not publishedNot published+1.5 pp vs world33.0%Not publishedNot published+12.0 pp vs world2.2%Not publishedNot published-3.6 pp vs world8.3%Not publishedNot published-5.4 pp vs world4.8%Not publishedNot published-4.5 pp vs world45.7%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world
Lesotho20216.8%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world34.2%Not publishedNot published+11.9 pp vs world2.4%Not publishedNot published-3.4 pp vs world8.4%Not publishedNot published-5.5 pp vs world4.5%Not publishedNot published-5.0 pp vs world43.8%Not publishedNot published-0.3 pp vs world
Lesotho20226.9%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world32.4%Not publishedNot published+9.6 pp vs world2.9%Not publishedNot published-2.8 pp vs world8.9%Not publishedNot published-5.3 pp vs world4.8%Not publishedNot published-4.8 pp vs world44.1%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world
Lesotho20237.8%Not publishedNot published+3.4 pp vs world30.4%Not publishedNot published+8.6 pp vs world2.9%Not publishedNot published-2.9 pp vs world6.5%Not publishedNot published-8.0 pp vs world4.7%Not publishedNot published-5.0 pp vs world47.8%Not publishedNot published+3.7 pp vs world
Lesotho20247.7%Not publishedNot published+3.4 pp vs world29.9%Not publishedNot published+8.8 pp vs world2.7%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world9.6%Not publishedNot published-4.8 pp vs world4.3%Not publishedNot published-5.4 pp vs world45.7%Not publishedNot published+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?

Domestic share, its place inside the parent industry, real growth, specialization and world contribution are kept together.

Full historical record

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

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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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 unavailable
Share within parent activity46.9%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable
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.

Showing 55 of 55 rows

Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table
Lesotho19705.2%Not publishedNot published-20.7 pp vs world75.0%Not publishedNot published-9.1 pp vs worldNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho19716.0%Not publishedNot published-19.5 pp vs world85.3%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world3.8%Not publishedNot published+0.7 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho19725.6%Not publishedNot published-19.9 pp vs world80.3%Not publishedNot published-3.4 pp vs world-9.0%Not publishedNot published-15.4 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho19736.4%Not publishedNot published-19.3 pp vs world81.3%Not publishedNot published-1.8 pp vs world15.5%Not publishedNot published+6.5 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho19747.1%Not publishedNot published-18.1 pp vs world73.4%Not publishedNot published-5.8 pp vs world5.9%Not publishedNot published+4.5 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho19757.1%Not publishedNot published-17.1 pp vs world79.8%Not publishedNot published+0.7 pp vs world-8.3%Not publishedNot published-5.5 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho19766.8%Not publishedNot published-17.5 pp vs world85.9%Not publishedNot published+7.1 pp vs world15.2%Not publishedNot published+8.0 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho19776.3%Not publishedNot published-17.9 pp vs world70.7%Not publishedNot published-7.7 pp vs world-5.3%Not publishedNot published-9.2 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho19786.8%Not publishedNot published-17.3 pp vs world43.0%Not publishedNot published-36.0 pp vs world2.8%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho19797.1%Not publishedNot published-16.7 pp vs world42.7%Not publishedNot published-34.5 pp vs world35.1%Not publishedNot published+31.0 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho19806.7%Not publishedNot published-16.2 pp vs world43.9%Not publishedNot published-29.7 pp vs world16.7%Not publishedNot published+16.5 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho19817.2%Not publishedNot published-15.3 pp vs world54.7%Not publishedNot published-18.8 pp vs world5.6%Not publishedNot published+4.2 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho19828.8%Not publishedNot published-13.3 pp vs world64.5%Not publishedNot published-9.6 pp vs world23.4%Not publishedNot published+25.1 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho198310.1%Not publishedNot published-11.6 pp vs world87.5%Not publishedNot published+13.5 pp vs world7.1%Not publishedNot published+5.2 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho198410.4%Not publishedNot published-11.4 pp vs world88.7%Not publishedNot published+14.0 pp vs world3.7%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho19859.6%Not publishedNot published-12.2 pp vs world84.3%Not publishedNot published+8.7 pp vs world5.1%Not publishedNot published+0.8 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho198610.6%Not publishedNot published-11.3 pp vs world82.2%Not publishedNot published+3.0 pp vs world6.7%Not publishedNot published+4.6 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho198711.9%Not publishedNot published-9.9 pp vs world85.0%Not publishedNot published+5.6 pp vs world11.8%Not publishedNot published+7.3 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho198812.2%Not publishedNot published-9.6 pp vs world85.4%Not publishedNot published+5.3 pp vs world18.0%Not publishedNot published+12.3 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho198912.7%Not publishedNot published-8.7 pp vs world86.0%Not publishedNot published+6.2 pp vs world14.4%Not publishedNot published+11.7 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho199012.9%Not publishedNot published-7.9 pp vs world81.5%Not publishedNot published+3.1 pp vs world13.2%Not publishedNot published+12.0 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho199112.0%Not publishedNot published-8.5 pp vs world79.3%Not publishedNot published+0.6 pp vs world2.3%Not publishedNot published+2.3 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho199212.4%Not publishedNot published-7.4 pp vs world76.8%Not publishedNot published-1.5 pp vs world14.7%Not publishedNot published+15.2 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho199313.4%Not publishedNot published-5.8 pp vs world81.2%Not publishedNot published+3.7 pp vs world16.4%Not publishedNot published+17.1 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho199412.3%Not publishedNot published-6.8 pp vs world83.2%Not publishedNot published+5.0 pp vs world1.4%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho199512.2%Not publishedNot published-7.0 pp vs world71.9%Not publishedNot published-6.1 pp vs world3.6%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho199613.0%Not publishedNot published-5.6 pp vs world75.6%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world8.4%Not publishedNot published+5.9 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho199714.7%Not publishedNot published-3.6 pp vs world78.5%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world16.4%Not publishedNot published+11.8 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho199815.4%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world73.6%Not publishedNot published-3.2 pp vs world1.7%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho199915.0%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world66.8%Not publishedNot published-9.1 pp vs world0.9%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho200017.4%Not publishedNot published+0.0 pp vs world71.9%Not publishedNot published-2.0 pp vs world17.6%Not publishedNot published+11.2 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho200123.6%Not publishedNot published+7.3 pp vs world79.2%Not publishedNot published+6.6 pp vs world26.4%Not publishedNot published+27.2 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho200227.8%Not publishedNot published+11.9 pp vs world81.2%Not publishedNot published+9.1 pp vs world29.5%Not publishedNot published+28.5 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho200326.2%Not publishedNot published+10.4 pp vs world79.5%Not publishedNot published+8.0 pp vs world13.1%Not publishedNot published+9.7 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho200427.2%Not publishedNot published+10.0 pp vs world79.8%Not publishedNot published+3.2 pp vs world5.9%Not publishedNot published-13.6 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho200524.2%Not publishedNot published+7.2 pp vs world70.8%Not publishedNot published-3.2 pp vs world-12.0%Not publishedNot published-16.3 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho200626.0%Not publishedNot published+8.9 pp vs world71.1%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world8.5%Not publishedNot published+1.9 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho200724.0%Not publishedNot published+6.9 pp vs world65.1%Not publishedNot published-7.4 pp vs world2.1%Not publishedNot published-3.9 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho200822.7%Not publishedNot published+5.8 pp vs world59.6%Not publishedNot published-10.3 pp vs world-2.4%Not publishedNot published-3.6 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho200918.9%Not publishedNot published+2.7 pp vs world64.2%Not publishedNot published-8.5 pp vs world-3.3%Not publishedNot published+3.0 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho201014.5%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world54.1%Not publishedNot published-16.7 pp vs world3.3%Not publishedNot published-5.8 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho201114.3%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world47.2%Not publishedNot published-22.1 pp vs world-2.8%Not publishedNot published-7.2 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho201212.9%Not publishedNot published-3.8 pp vs world49.8%Not publishedNot published-19.7 pp vs world-4.2%Not publishedNot published-6.5 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho201312.3%Not publishedNot published-4.3 pp vs world48.5%Not publishedNot published-21.5 pp vs world-4.1%Not publishedNot published-7.2 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho201413.7%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world45.8%Not publishedNot published-25.9 pp vs world-11.4%Not publishedNot published-15.6 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho201517.0%Not publishedNot published-0.0 pp vs world52.9%Not publishedNot published-23.3 pp vs world15.2%Not publishedNot published+11.6 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho201618.8%Not publishedNot published+2.0 pp vs world63.4%Not publishedNot published-13.9 pp vs world17.6%Not publishedNot published+15.1 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho201717.3%Not publishedNot published+0.6 pp vs world62.8%Not publishedNot published-13.3 pp vs world-9.5%Not publishedNot published-12.8 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho201818.9%Not publishedNot published+2.1 pp vs world60.9%Not publishedNot published-14.1 pp vs world14.1%Not publishedNot published+10.2 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho201919.7%Not publishedNot published+3.2 pp vs world62.7%Not publishedNot published-12.8 pp vs world-0.8%Not publishedNot published-2.2 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho202018.5%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world56.1%Not publishedNot published-21.5 pp vs world-9.1%Not publishedNot published-6.7 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho202118.8%Not publishedNot published+2.0 pp vs world55.1%Not publishedNot published-20.3 pp vs world7.4%Not publishedNot published-1.5 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho202218.9%Not publishedNot published+2.5 pp vs world58.2%Not publishedNot published-13.7 pp vs world-2.3%Not publishedNot published-4.3 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho202316.4%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world54.0%Not publishedNot published-19.4 pp vs world-13.9%Not publishedNot published-15.5 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Lesotho202414.0%Not publishedNot published-1.6 pp vs world46.9%Not publishedNot published-27.2 pp vs world9.8%Not publishedNot published+6.8 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-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×