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Lesotho

LS · LSO · #137 · 8 cities

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$3,885
GDP (2031)
$3.7B
GDP growth (2031)
1.5% →
Inflation (2031)
4.0% →
Unemployment (2025)
16.3% ↓
Population (2031)
2.5M
Population growth (2031)
1.2% ↓
Gini index (2017)
44.9
Government debt (2031)
50.0% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-0.1% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
-$5.8M
Life expectancy (2024)
57.8 yrs
Health spending (2023)
12.6% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
51.8%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
70.3/100
Trade openness (2025)
154.0% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
17.89/USD
Foreign reserves (2024)
$1.0B
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
50.0% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-0.1% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
-$5.8M

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2017)
0.45
Assessment
High inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2020)
1.47/1k
Tax revenue (2024)
35.4% of GDP
Services sector (2025)
55.6% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2024)
13.8
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
3.5
ICT service exports (2025)
0.1%
Goods and services tax (2024)
22.1%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $3.7B $3,885 1.5% 4.0% - 2.5M - 50.0% -0.1% - - - - -
2030 * $3.6B $3,736 1.5% 4.0% - 2.5M - 48.6% 0.4% - - - - -
2029 * $3.4B $3,610 1.5% 4.0% - 2.5M - 47.9% -0.2% - - - - -
2028 * $3.2B $3,487 1.4% 4.0% - 2.5M - 48.1% -1.4% - - - - -
2027 * $3.1B $3,373 0.8% 3.9% - 2.4M - 48.6% -2.3% - - - - -
2026 * $3.0B $3,277 1.1% 4.2% - 2.4M - 49.0% -3.4% - - - - -
2025 $2.9B $3,184 1.4% 4.4% 16.3% 2.4M - 49.1% -3.3% -$5.8M - - - 17.89
2024 $2.5B $3,071 4.9% 5.2% 16.3% 2.3M - 52.8% 2.1% -$12.6M 57.8 - 51.8% 18.33
2023 $2.2B $2,880 2.5% 6.5% 16.4% 2.3M - 61.1% -0.8% -$25.6M 57.4 12.6% 49.0% 18.45
2022 $2.3B $2,761 1.6% 8.2% 16.6% 2.3M - 64.4% -14.0% -$7.8M 56.8 12.9% 48.1% 16.36
2021 $2.4B $2,545 4.6% 6.5% 18.2% 2.3M - 58.0% -9.1% -$12.4M 54.2 10.7% 45.1% 14.78
2020 $2.1B $2,559 -8.6% 5.4% 18.4% 2.2M - 54.7% -5.7% $28.0M 55.1 10.4% 43.7% 16.46
2019 $2.3B $2,568 -1.8% 4.9% 16.9% 2.2M - 58.2% -6.3% $35.7M 55.3 21.9% 42.3% 14.45
2018 $2.5B $2,632 -1.3% 4.7% 16.6% 2.2M - 48.2% -7.0% $40.9M 54.6 11.1% 40.8% 13.23
2017 $2.4B $2,619 -3.3% 4.5% 16.4% 2.2M 44.9 41.0% -7.0% $42.2M 53.9 10.5% 39.0% 13.32
2016 $2.2B $2,942 2.3% 6.2% 16.1% 2.1M - 41.5% -10.2% $79.2M 52.9 9.2% 32.5% 14.71
2015 $2.2B $3,035 3.6% 4.3% 16.2% 2.1M - 45.8% -6.8% $113.2M 51.8 9.3% 25.0% 12.76
2014 $2.5B $2,771 1.5% 4.6% 16.1% 2.1M - 41.5% -8.1% $94.5M 50.8 10.0% 22.0% 10.85
2013 $2.3B $2,538 1.2% 5.0% 15.9% 2.1M - 41.2% -9.3% $50.4M 49.6 11.0% 15.0% 9.66
2012 $2.5B $2,292 4.7% 5.5% 15.8% 2.0M - 39.8% -12.6% $56.7M 48.2 10.0% 10.0% 8.21
2011 $2.6B $2,279 6.3% 6.0% 16.1% 2.0M - 36.2% -18.2% $61.2M 46.9 9.0% 7.0% 7.26
2010 $2.4B $2,153 5.1% 3.3% 16.1% 2.0M - 33.8% -13.4% $9.5M 46.1 7.4% 3.9% 7.32
2009 $1.9B $2,036 0.5% 5.8% 16.1% 2.0M - 35.9% -3.8% $91.3M 45.1 9.0% 3.7% 8.47
2008 $1.7B $2,064 2.7% 10.7% 15.9% 2.0M - 47.0% 14.7% $11.0M 44.3 7.7% 3.6% 8.26
2007 $1.8B $1,932 5.0% 9.2% 15.9% 2.0M - 49.6% 16.4% $75.6M 43.7 7.2% 3.5% 7.05
2006 $1.7B $1,813 4.2% 6.3% 16.1% 1.9M - 43.7% 14.0% $24.3M 43.2 5.4% 3.0% 6.77
2005 $1.7B $1,681 3.3% 3.6% 16.0% 2.0M - 41.0% 4.8% $27.4M 43.6 4.7% 2.6% 6.36
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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