Final consumption expenditure in Lesotho
Lesotho: Final consumption expenditure was 133.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Final consumption expenditure in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 133.2% for final consumption expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Lesotho peaked at 186.4% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 113.5%, in 2015.
That places Lesotho 6th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 128.4% | 124.5% | 135.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 154.3% | 126.5% | 186.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 156.1% | 152.0% | 160.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 133.3% | 127.3% | 138.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 123.8% | 113.5% | 134.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 126.0% | 118.4% | 133.2% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- DEC alternative conversion factor 17.89 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 11.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 625.90 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 5.87 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 328.19 million current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 10.34 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 578.11 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 23,856 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,280 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 56.38 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Lesotho?
- Final consumption expenditure in Lesotho was 133.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 186.4% in 1976.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 113.5% in 2015.
- How does Lesotho rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Lesotho ranks 6th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.