Lesotho — Data & Economic Intelligence
Sub-Saharan Africa · ISO LSO · data 1990–2025
GDP (current US$)
2.6B
2025
GDP Growth Rate
2.0%
2025
Inflation Rate
4.3%
2025
Total Population
2.4M
2025
Poverty Rate (<$2.15/day)
41.9
2017
Unemployment Rate
16.3%
2025
All indicators tracked for Lesotho
27 indicators · 633 observations.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access to Electricity | 60.6% | 2024 | 2000–2024 |
| Adult Literacy Rate | 90.4% | 2024 | 2000–2024 |
| Agricultural Productivity (Cereal Yield) | 804.1 | 2023 | 1995–2023 |
| Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP) | 6.5% | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| Average Rainfall | 788.0 | 2022 | 1993–2022 |
| Exports (% of GDP) | 49.5% | 2025 | 2007–2025 |
| FDI Inflows (% of GDP) | -0.2% | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| GDP (current US$) | 2.6B | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| GDP Growth Rate | 2.0% | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| GDP per Capita (USD) | 1,089 | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| Gini Index | 44.9 | 2017 | 2002–2017 |
| Government Debt (% of GDP) | 3.0% | 2020 | 2008–2020 |
| Health Expenditure (% of GDP) | 12.6% | 2023 | 2000–2023 |
| Imports (% of GDP) | 104.5% | 2025 | 2007–2025 |
| Inflation Rate | 4.3% | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| IPUMS_CENSUS_LSO_AVAILABILITY | 1.00 | 2024 | 2024–2024 |
| Labor Force Participation Rate | 57.1% | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| Life Expectancy at Birth | 57.8 | 2024 | 1995–2024 |
| Maternal Mortality Ratio | 478.0 | 2023 | 1994–2023 |
| Population Growth | 1.10 | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| Poverty Rate (<$2.15/day) | 41.9 | 2017 | 2002–2017 |
| Primary School Net Enrollment | 93.3 | 2017 | 1990–2017 |
| Total Population | 2.4M | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| Trade (% of GDP) | 154.0% | 2025 | 2007–2025 |
| Under-5 Mortality Rate | 60.0 | 2024 | 1995–2024 |
| Unemployment Rate | 16.3% | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| Urban Population | 44.7% | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
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Source: World Bank Open Data, harmonized by African Intelligence Cloud. Coverage varies by indicator and year subject to source-data availability.