Personal remittances, received in Lesotho
Lesotho: Personal remittances, received was 533.13 million current US$ in 2025. ▼ Falling
Personal remittances, received in Lesotho, 1975–2025
Source: IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 533.13 million current US$ for personal remittances, received in 2025.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Lesotho peaked at 1.13 billion current US$ in 1994 and was at its lowest, 121.70 million current US$, in 1975.
That places Lesotho 119th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 162.95 million current US$ | 121.70 million current US$ | 212.47 million current US$ | 5 |
| 1980s | 691.09 million current US$ | 263.21 million current US$ | 950.24 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 935.90 million current US$ | 524.89 million current US$ | 1.13 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 542.67 million current US$ | 388.68 million current US$ | 638.15 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 513.49 million current US$ | 347.82 million current US$ | 649.34 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 490.94 million current US$ | 449.89 million current US$ | 533.13 million current US$ | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Final consumption expenditure 133.2% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 2.48 billion constant LCU (2024)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 96.8% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 3.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 61.32 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.81 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 1.9% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 387.86 million constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added 288.56 million current US$ (2024)
- Gross national expenditure 3.69 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in Lesotho?
- Personal remittances, received in Lesotho was 533.13 million current US$ in 2025, according to IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 billion current US$ in 1994.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 121.70 million current US$ in 1975.
- How does Lesotho rank for personal remittances, received?
- Lesotho ranks 119th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Personal remittances, received (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.