Lesotho vs South Sudan: GDP per capita

Lesotho
1,021 constant 2015 US$
in 2025
South Sudan
1,080 constant 2015 US$
in 2015
Lesotho rank
191st
South Sudan rank
189th

GDP per capita over time

  • Lesotho
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 1,080 constant 2015 US$ against 1,021 constant 2015 US$ in Lesotho, a difference of 58.8 constant 2015 US$.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was South Sudan ahead.

Globally, Lesotho ranks 191st and South Sudan ranks 189th of 211 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)
Unit
constant 2015 US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
258 places, 14,493 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.