Services, value added in Lesotho
Lesotho: Services, value added was 25.60 billion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Lesotho, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Lesotho is 25.60 billion current LCU, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Lesotho peaked at 25.60 billion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.40 million current LCU, in 1961.
Lesotho ranks 159th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.80 million current LCU | 1.40 million current LCU | 18.21 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.30 million current LCU | 18.13 million current LCU | 70.51 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 387.10 million current LCU | 149.71 million current LCU | 755.72 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.89 billion current LCU | 862.95 million current LCU | 2.97 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.15 billion current LCU | 3.16 billion current LCU | 7.95 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.06 billion current LCU | 8.81 billion current LCU | 18.17 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.42 billion current LCU | 17.53 billion current LCU | 25.60 billion current LCU | 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 services, value added in Lesotho?
- Services, value added in Lesotho was 25.60 billion current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 25.60 billion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.40 million current LCU in 1961.
- How does Lesotho rank for services, value added?
- Lesotho ranks 159th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. 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 Services, value added (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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 is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.