Industry (including construction), value added in Lesotho
Lesotho: Industry (including construction), value added was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in Lesotho, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Lesotho is 0.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 80.5% on the previous year and down 88.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Lesotho peaked at 48.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -14.2%, in 1983.
Lesotho ranks 146th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.6% | -5.2% | 23.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.8% | -14.2% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.5% | -2.2% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | -6.2% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | -10.4% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.5% | -11.9% | 8.1% | 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 industry (including construction), value added in Lesotho?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Lesotho was 0.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.2% in 1983.
- How does Lesotho rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Lesotho ranks 146th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.