GDP per capita, PPP in Lesotho
Lesotho: GDP per capita, PPP was 3,184 current international $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita, PPP in Lesotho, 1990–2025
Source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB). Measured in current international $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita, ppp in Lesotho is 3,184 current international $, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita, ppp in Lesotho peaked at 3,184 current international $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 764.06 current international $, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 185th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,009 current international $ | 764.06 current international $ | 1,199 current international $ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,658 current international $ | 1,273 current international $ | 2,064 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,583 current international $ | 2,153 current international $ | 3,035 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,833 current international $ | 2,545 current international $ | 3,184 current international $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 182 Mali 3,503 current international $ compare
- 183 Uganda 3,488 current international $ compare
- 184 Guinea-Bissau 3,293 current international $ compare
- 186 Yemen 3,164 current international $ compare
- 187 Haiti 3,134 current international $ compare
- 188 Burkina Faso 3,072 current international $ compare
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 gdp per capita, ppp in Lesotho?
- Gdp per capita, ppp in Lesotho was 3,184 current international $ in 2025, according to International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3,184 current international $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 764.06 current international $ in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for gdp per capita, ppp?
- Lesotho ranks 185th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita, ppp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), published as part of GDP per capita, PPP (current international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator provides values for gross domestic product (GDP) per person expressed in current international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. 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. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of GDP and its expenditure components.