Investment share of GDP in Lesotho
Investment in Lesotho was equal to 31.2% of GDP in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2014.
Lesotho, 2025
31.2%
Change from 2024
+1.6percentage points
World, 2024
26.3%
Investment share of GDP in Lesotho over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Lesotho | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.2% | – |
| 2024 | 29.7% | 26.3% |
| 2023 | 27.1% | 26.7% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | 27.5% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | 27.2% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | 26.5% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | 26.6% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | 26.7% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | 26.1% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | 25.7% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | 25.9% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | 25.9% |
| 2013 | 32.7% | 25.6% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | 25.5% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | 25.3% |
| 2010 | 31.3% | 24.6% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | 23.4% |
| 2008 | 28.0% | 25.5% |
| 2007 | 24.9% | 25.5% |
| 2006 | – | 25.0% |
| 2005 | – | 24.5% |
| 2004 | – | 24.1% |
| 2003 | – | 23.4% |
| 2002 | – | 23.3% |
| 2001 | – | 23.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.6 percentage points from 29.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 30.4%, the figure has changed by +0.8 percentage points.
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All statistics for Lesotho
Savings share of GDP
13.6%
2025 · World Bank
Real GDP growth
2.0%
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GDP in US dollars
US$2.6 billion
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$1,089 per person
2025 · World Bank
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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