Lesotho: Gross savings (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Lesotho's gross savings (current LCU) fell 33.1% on 2024 (from 9.35 billion to 6.26 billion).

Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1976 to 2024), the average change was +25.6% and a typical year strayed about 57.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 161.7% in 1977 and the biggest yearly fall was 58.1% in 2017. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 427.97 million a year. A straight line explains 47% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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 93rd 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.

Closest to Lesotho in the 2025 ranking

• Latvia — 90th of 100: 8.6 billion
• El Salvador — 91st of 100: 8.37 billion
• Tunisia — 92nd of 100: 7.35 billion
• Cyprus — 94th of 100: 4.69 billion
• Kosovo — 95th of 100: 2.78 billion
• West Bank and Gaza — 96th of 100: 1.58 billion

What this measures

Savings is an amount that represents the part of disposable income (adjusted for the change in pension entitlements) that is not spent on final consumption. Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers. 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.

All 26 values

Gross savings (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 16.51 trillion (2024)
• Benin — 3.61 trillion (2023)
• Botswana — 76.02 billion (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 2.23 trillion (2024)
• Burundi — 7.73 trillion (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 63.24 billion (2025)
• Cameroon — 5.02 trillion (2024)
• Comoros — 80.36 billion (2023)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 69.91 trillion (2025)
• Congo, Rep. — 2.6 trillion (2021)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 9.06 trillion (2024)

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$2.81 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 29.29 billion (2025)
• Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Lesotho's gross savings (current LCU)?

6.26 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1975?

It is up 53,194% from 11.74 million in 1975 (13.38% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 9.35 billion in 2024 and the lowest 11.74 million in 1975.

How does Lesotho rank?

93rd highest of 100 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in gross savings (current LCU) unusual for Lesotho?

In 2025, Lesotho's gross savings (current LCU) fell 33.1% on 2024 (from 9.35 billion to 6.26 billion). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1976 to 2024), the average change was +25.6% and a typical year strayed about 57.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNS.ICTR.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; 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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