GDP, PPP in Lesotho
Lesotho: GDP, PPP was 7.53 billion current international $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP, PPP in Lesotho, 1990–2025
Source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB). Measured in current international $.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp, ppp in Lesotho stood at 7.53 billion current international $. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp, ppp in Lesotho peaked at 7.53 billion current international $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.38 billion current international $, in 1990.
That places Lesotho 167th out of 203 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 1.95 billion current international $ | 1.38 billion current international $ | 2.40 billion current international $ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.27 billion current international $ | 2.55 billion current international $ | 4.06 billion current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.43 billion current international $ | 4.30 billion current international $ | 6.39 billion current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.52 billion current international $ | 5.72 billion current international $ | 7.53 billion current international $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 164 Gambia 10.46 billion current international $ compare
- 165 Djibouti 10.01 billion current international $ compare
- 166 Bermuda 7.67 billion current international $ compare
- 168 Guinea-Bissau 7.41 billion current international $ compare
- 169 Barbados 7.32 billion current international $ compare
- 170 Central African Republic 7.24 billion 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, ppp in Lesotho?
- Gdp, ppp in Lesotho was 7.53 billion current international $ in 2025, according to International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest gdp, ppp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 7.53 billion current international $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp, ppp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 billion current international $ in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for gdp, ppp?
- Lesotho ranks 167th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp, ppp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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, 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) 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. 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.