Real GDP growth in Lesotho
Real GDP in Lesotho changed by 2.0% in 2025.
Lesotho, 2025
2.0%
Change from 2024
−3.2percentage points
World, 2025
2.9%
Position in 2025
135th of 186
Real GDP growth in Lesotho over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Lesotho | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.0% | 2.9% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | 2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | 2.9% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | 3.4% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | 6.5% |
| 2020 | -8.2% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | -1.4% | 2.7% |
| 2018 | -1.5% | 3.3% |
| 2017 | -3.1% | 3.4% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | 2.8% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | 3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | 2.9% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | 2.7% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | 3.3% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | 4.5% |
| 2009 | -1.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | 4.4% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | 4.5% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | 4.1% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | 4.5% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | 3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | 2.3% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | 2.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −3.2 percentage points from 5.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.1%, the figure has changed by −1.1 percentage points.
- Among the 186 countries with data for 2025, Lesotho has the 135th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 2.9%.
More for Lesotho
All statistics for Lesotho
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
2025 · World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
US$1,280 per person
2025 · World Bank
Services share of GDP
55.6%
2025 · World Bank
Investment share of GDP
31.2%
2025 · World Bank