Lesotho's industry, including construction, value added (current LCU) was 11.58 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 14.02% from 10.16 billion in 2015 (1.32% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 11.58 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 10.51 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 10.16 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 12.32 billion | 2024 |
| Lowest | 794,700 | 1963 |
| Average since 2016 | 10.82 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 794,700 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Lesotho's industry, including construction, value added (current LCU) fell 6% on 2024 (from 12.32 billion to 11.58 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +9.4% and a typical year strayed about 11.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 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 94.2% in 1978 and the biggest yearly fall was 31.6% in 1982. 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 310.52 million a year. A straight line explains 77% 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 135th highest value of the 158 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
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 132nd of 158: 12.18 billion
- Jordan — 133rd of 158: 11.97 billion
- Brunei Darussalam — 134th of 158: 11.79 billion
- Maldives — 136th of 158: 11.13 billion
- El Salvador — 137th of 158: 8.99 billion
- Estonia — 138th of 158: 8.21 billion
What this measures
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. 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.
All 63 values
| Year | Industry, including construction, value added (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11,582,000,000 |
| 2024 | 12,315,725,964 |
| 2023 | 11,208,493,669 |
| 2022 | 11,743,568,800 |
| 2021 | 11,432,863,300 |
| 2020 | 10,505,412,900 |
| 2019 | 10,550,354,600 |
| 2018 | 10,534,085,100 |
| 2017 | 8,781,806,800 |
| 2016 | 9,513,178,600 |
Industry, including construction, value added (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 34.99 trillion (2025)
- Benin — 2.5 trillion (2025)
- Botswana — 75.03 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 4.83 trillion (2025)
- Burundi — 3.27 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 32.08 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 8.5 trillion (2025)
- Central African Republic — 378.68 billion (2025)
- Chad — 3.34 trillion (2025)
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 industry, including construction, value added (current LCU)?
- 11.58 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1963?
- It is up 1.46 million% from 794,700 in 1963 (16.72% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 12.32 billion in 2024 and the lowest 794,700 in 1963.
- How does Lesotho rank?
- 135th highest of 158 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in industry, including construction, value added (current LCU) unusual for Lesotho?
- In 2025, Lesotho's industry, including construction, value added (current LCU) fell 6% on 2024 (from 12.32 billion to 11.58 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +9.4% and a typical year strayed about 11.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 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 NV.IND.TOTL.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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