Lesotho's GNI per capita (constant 2015 US$) was US$1,250 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 0.32% from US$1,254 in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1,250 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$1,154 | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1,254 | 2015 |
| Highest | US$1,254 | 2015 |
| Lowest | US$1,084 | 2009 |
| Average since 2016 | US$1,200 | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$1,134 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Lesotho's GNI per capita (constant 2015 US$) rose US$24.81 on 2024 (from US$1,225 to US$1,250).
Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2024), the average change was +US$5.38 and a typical year strayed about US$52.19 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$74.46 in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was US$104.97 in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Lesotho had the 82nd highest value of the 100 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | US$1,250 | 2025 |
| World | US$11,299 | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$2,422 | 2025 |
Closest to Lesotho in the 2025 ranking
- Congo, Rep. — 79th of 100: US$1,375
- Nepal — 80th of 100: US$1,307
- Haiti — 81st of 100: US$1,268
- Tanzania — 83rd of 100: US$1,178
- Venezuela, RB — 84th of 100: US$1,138
- Sierra Leone — 85th of 100: US$1,125
What this measures
Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 19 values
| Year | GNI per capita (constant 2015 US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,250 |
| 2024 | 1,225 |
| 2023 | 1,188 |
| 2022 | 1,179 |
| 2021 | 1,152 |
| 2020 | 1,154 |
| 2019 | 1,212 |
| 2018 | 1,230 |
| 2017 | 1,155 |
| 2016 | 1,253 |
| 2015 |
GNI per capita (constant 2015 US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$3,190 (2024)
- Benin — US$1,376 (2025)
- Botswana — US$6,663 (2024)
- Burkina Faso — US$885.49 (2025)
- Cabo Verde — US$4,856 (2025)
- Cameroon — US$1,482 (2025)
- Central African Republic — US$498.68 (2025)
- Chad — US$855.75 (2025)
- Comoros — US$1,468 (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$472.99 (2025)
- Congo, Rep.
More economic policy & debt data for Lesotho
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$805.47 million (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 7.4 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$1.99 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 21.89 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$840.08 (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$2.81 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 29.29 billion (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Lesotho's GNI per capita (constant 2015 US$)?
- US$1,250 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2007?
- It is up 10.25% from US$1,134 in 2007 (0.54% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1,254 in 2015 and the lowest US$1,084 in 2009.
- How does Lesotho rank?
- 82nd highest of 100 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in GNI per capita (constant 2015 US$) unusual for Lesotho?
- In 2025, Lesotho's GNI per capita (constant 2015 US$) rose US$24.81 on 2024 (from US$1,225 to US$1,250). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2024), the average change was +US$5.38 and a typical year strayed about US$52.19 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNP.PCAP.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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