GDP per capita in US dollars in Lesotho
GDP per person in Lesotho was US$1,089 in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2018.
Lesotho, 2025
US$1,089
Change from 2024
+6.4%
World, 2025
US$14,406 per person
Position in 2025
173rd of 186
GDP per capita in US dollars in Lesotho over time
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Current US dollars per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Lesotho | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$1,089 per person | US$14,406 per person |
| 2024 | US$1,023 per person | US$13,717 per person |
| 2023 | US$921 per person | US$13,314 per person |
| 2022 | US$1,030 per person | US$12,876 per person |
| 2021 | US$1,067 per person | US$12,473 per person |
| 2020 | US$919 per person | US$10,999 per person |
| 2019 | US$1,082 per person | US$11,418 per person |
| 2018 | US$1,171 per person | US$11,345 per person |
| 2017 | US$1,069 per person | US$10,784 per person |
| 2016 | US$992 per person | US$10,239 per person |
| 2015 | US$1,121 per person | US$10,192 per person |
| 2014 | US$1,174 per person | US$10,912 per person |
| 2013 | US$1,151 per person | US$10,759 per person |
| 2012 | US$1,218 per person | US$10,598 per person |
| 2011 | US$1,281 per person | US$10,497 per person |
| 2010 | US$1,119 per person | US$9,555 per person |
| 2009 | US$879 per person | US$8,827 per person |
| 2008 | US$898 per person | US$9,426 per person |
| 2007 | US$861 per person | US$8,685 per person |
| 2006 | US$925 per person | US$7,803 per person |
| 2005 | US$861 per person | US$7,291 per person |
| 2004 | US$767 per person | US$6,818 per person |
| 2003 | US$583 per person | US$6,130 per person |
| 2002 | US$389 per person | US$5,539 per person |
| 2001 | US$413 per person | US$5,404 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +6.4% from US$1,023 per person in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was US$1,121 per person, the figure has changed by −2.9%.
- Among the 186 countries with data for 2025, Lesotho has the 173rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was US$14,406 per person.
More for Lesotho
All statistics for Lesotho
GDP per capita, PPP
Int$2,721 per person
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GNI per capita, Atlas method
US$1,280 per person
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GDP in US dollars
US$2.6 billion
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Real GDP growth
2.0%
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Services share of GDP
55.6%
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Investment share of GDP
31.2%
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