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GDP per capita — Lesotho
Latest available year: 2025 · Data available from 1960 Latest is based on data available for Lesotho.
What this indicator means: Gross domestic product divided by midyear population. Frequency: annual · Unit: current US$ per person.
GDP per capita in Lesotho
1960–2025 · current US$ per person
Source & methodology
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators · View original source
World Bank World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CD. Values are imported as published; null observations are excluded.
Status: verified · Last updated: 2026-09-12 17:02:20
Understanding GDP per capita in Lesotho
Gross domestic product divided by midyear population. AfriFacto presents the available historical observations so readers can understand the direction, scale and changes in gdp per capita over time. Where a source does not report a year, AfriFacto leaves that year as missing rather than estimating a value.
Historical data table
| Year | GDP per capita | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,089 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2024 | 1,023 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2023 | 921 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2022 | 1,030 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2021 | 1,067 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2020 | 919 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2019 | 1,082 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2018 | 1,171 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2017 | 1,069 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2016 | 992 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2015 | 1,121 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2014 | 1,174 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2013 | 1,151 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2012 | 1,218 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2011 | 1,281 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2010 | 1,119 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2009 | 879 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2008 | 898 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2007 | 861 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2006 | 925 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2005 | 861 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2004 | 767 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2003 | 583 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2002 | 389 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2001 | 413 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 2000 | 443 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1999 | 456 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1998 | 465 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1997 | 502 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1996 | 480 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1995 | 513 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1994 | 456 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1993 | 439 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1992 | 444 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1991 | 382 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1990 | 330 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1989 | 279 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1988 | 270 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1987 | 236 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1986 | 191 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1985 | 165 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1984 | 211 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1983 | 252 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1982 | 234 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1981 | 300 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1980 | 307 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1979 | 212 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1978 | 201 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1977 | 150 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1976 | 118 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1975 | 123 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1974 | 129 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1973 | 107 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1972 | 74 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1971 | 72 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1970 | 67 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1969 | 67 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1968 | 65 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1967 | 65 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1966 | 64 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1965 | 64 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1964 | 63 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1963 | 58 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1962 | 54 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1961 | 47 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
| 1960 | 47 current US$ per person | World Bank — World Development Indicators | verified |
African GDP per capita ranking 2025 · current US$ per person
The ranking uses the selected year. Countries without an observation for that year are omitted.
| Rank | Country | GDP per capita | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 1,089 | 2025 |
Lesotho
Southern Africa · Latest imported 2025


