Lesotho - GDP per capita

GDP per capita (current US$)

The latest value for GDP per capita (current US$) in Lesotho was $875.35 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,287.27 in 2011 and $41.30 in 1960.

Definition: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1960 $41.30
1961 $41.86
1962 $48.16
1963 $53.09
1964 $57.47
1965 $59.50
1966 $60.20
1967 $61.58
1968 $62.46
1969 $65.58
1970 $66.81
1971 $72.66
1972 $75.12
1973 $109.88
1974 $133.42
1975 $128.84
1976 $123.71
1977 $157.35
1978 $210.68
1979 $222.73
1980 $322.00
1981 $315.13
1982 $246.40
1983 $266.19
1984 $223.64
1985 $176.02
1986 $204.18
1987 $252.30
1988 $288.41
1989 $297.26
1990 $350.06
1991 $404.20
1992 $466.27
1993 $458.55
1994 $471.84
1995 $527.70
1996 $489.13
1997 $507.10
1998 $464.80
1999 $451.93
2000 $436.49
2001 $405.61
2002 $382.19
2003 $573.65
2004 $753.38
2005 $842.81
2006 $904.61
2007 $846.54
2008 $889.13
2009 $874.73
2010 $1,119.84
2011 $1,287.27
2012 $1,229.64
2013 $1,166.91
2014 $1,194.58
2015 $1,146.07
2016 $1,018.93
2017 $1,102.94
2018 $1,192.48
2019 $1,113.37
2020 $875.35

GDP per capita (current LCU)

The value for GDP per capita (current LCU) in Lesotho was 14,419.87 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16,086.45 in 2019 and a minimum value of 29.50 in 1960.

Definition: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 29.50
1961 29.90
1962 34.40
1963 37.92
1964 41.05
1965 42.50
1966 43.00
1967 43.99
1968 44.62
1969 46.84
1970 47.72
1971 51.97
1972 57.75
1973 76.25
1974 90.66
1975 95.28
1976 107.58
1977 136.83
1978 183.21
1979 187.54
1980 250.77
1981 276.53
1982 267.54
1983 296.56
1984 329.94
1985 392.29
1986 466.55
1987 513.69
1988 655.69
1989 779.63
1990 905.71
1991 1,116.11
1992 1,329.82
1993 1,498.42
1994 1,675.42
1995 1,914.02
1996 2,102.92
1997 2,336.71
1998 2,569.58
1999 2,761.05
2000 3,029.14
2001 3,491.90
2002 4,028.55
2003 4,339.50
2004 4,866.51
2005 5,359.70
2006 6,125.54
2007 5,964.23
2008 7,345.32
2009 7,412.20
2010 8,197.03
2011 9,345.45
2012 10,097.77
2013 11,259.76
2014 12,964.37
2015 14,622.52
2016 14,985.93
2017 14,691.22
2018 15,781.22
2019 16,086.45
2020 14,419.87

GDP per capita (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for GDP per capita (constant 2010 US$) in Lesotho was 982.97 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,178.02 in 2016 and 231.13 in 1961.

Definition: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 231.14
1961 231.13
1962 261.59
1963 283.83
1964 301.23
1965 301.53
1966 294.09
1967 319.24
1968 311.15
1969 308.98
1970 308.65
1971 317.13
1972 309.29
1973 381.82
1974 413.34
1975 348.20
1976 376.07
1977 445.03
1978 511.28
1979 510.95
1980 482.99
1981 473.09
1982 481.06
1983 478.00
1984 491.94
1985 492.73
1986 504.07
1987 496.71
1988 527.99
1989 546.67
1990 567.06
1991 593.07
1992 620.18
1993 627.87
1994 651.44
1995 659.67
1996 683.73
1997 696.89
1998 697.17
1999 692.79
2000 715.01
2001 739.41
2002 746.93
2003 785.43
2004 803.66
2005 835.61
2006 873.66
2007 911.63
2008 961.87
2009 948.36
2010 995.58
2011 1,037.25
2012 1,096.83
2013 1,109.04
2014 1,119.77
2015 1,146.07
2016 1,178.02
2017 1,132.01
2018 1,109.26
2019 1,096.22
2020 982.97

GDP per capita (constant LCU)

The value for GDP per capita (constant LCU) in Lesotho was 9,050 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,845 in 2016 and a minimum value of 2,128 in 1961.

Definition: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 2,128
1961 2,128
1962 2,408
1963 2,613
1964 2,773
1965 2,776
1966 2,708
1967 2,939
1968 2,865
1969 2,845
1970 2,841
1971 2,920
1972 2,847
1973 3,515
1974 3,805
1975 3,206
1976 3,462
1977 4,097
1978 4,707
1979 4,704
1980 4,447
1981 4,355
1982 4,429
1983 4,401
1984 4,529
1985 4,536
1986 4,641
1987 4,573
1988 4,861
1989 5,033
1990 5,221
1991 5,460
1992 5,710
1993 5,780
1994 5,997
1995 6,073
1996 6,295
1997 6,416
1998 6,418
1999 6,378
2000 6,583
2001 6,807
2002 6,876
2003 7,231
2004 7,399
2005 7,693
2006 8,043
2007 8,393
2008 8,855
2009 8,731
2010 9,166
2011 9,549
2012 10,098
2013 10,210
2014 10,309
2015 10,551
2016 10,845
2017 10,422
2018 10,212
2019 10,092
2020 9,050

GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) in Lesotho was 2,444.08 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 3,077.40 in 2015 and 811.94 in 1990.

Definition: GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current international dollars based on the 2011 ICP round.

Source: World Bank, International Comparison Program database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 811.94
1991 877.89
1992 938.94
1993 973.12
1994 1,031.22
1995 1,066.14
1996 1,125.27
1997 1,167.43
1998 1,181.04
1999 1,190.56
2000 1,256.22
2001 1,327.58
2002 1,362.29
2003 1,459.11
2004 1,533.17
2005 1,643.79
2006 1,770.65
2007 1,897.23
2008 2,040.73
2009 2,027.40
2010 2,153.16
2011 2,290.13
2012 2,308.93
2013 2,563.07
2014 2,804.18
2015 3,077.40
2016 2,990.28
2017 2,668.29
2018 2,677.44
2019 2,693.20
2020 2,444.08

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 international $)

The latest value for GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 international $) in Lesotho was 2,317 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 2,777 in 2016 and 1,337 in 1990.

Definition: GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2011 international dollars.

Source: World Bank, International Comparison Program database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 1,337
1991 1,398
1992 1,462
1993 1,480
1994 1,536
1995 1,555
1996 1,612
1997 1,643
1998 1,643
1999 1,633
2000 1,685
2001 1,743
2002 1,761
2003 1,851
2004 1,894
2005 1,970
2006 2,059
2007 2,149
2008 2,267
2009 2,235
2010 2,347
2011 2,445
2012 2,585
2013 2,614
2014 2,639
2015 2,701
2016 2,777
2017 2,668
2018 2,615
2019 2,584
2020 2,317

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts