Lesotho's secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) was US$391,669 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 29% from US$551,609 in 2015 (3.37% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$391,669 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$426,978 | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$551,609 | 2015 |
| Highest | US$1.79 million | 2011 |
| Lowest | US$16,483 | 2001 |
| Average since 2016 | US$450,326 | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$118,762 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Lesotho's secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) rose 2.5% on 2024 (from US$382,111 to US$391,669).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +44.8% and a typical year strayed about 145.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below 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 629.1% in 2002 and the biggest yearly fall was 79.2% in 2006. 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 downward, about US$16,077 a year. A straight line explains 74% 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 131st highest value of the 131 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$391,669 | 2025 |
| World | US$1.27 trillion | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$12.96 billion | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$24.29 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Lesotho in the 2025 ranking
- São Tomé and Principe — 128th of 131: US$6.19 million
- Kiribati — 129th of 131: US$2.46 million
- Kenya — 130th of 131: US$1.6 million
What this measures
Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 47 values
| Year | Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 391,669 |
| 2024 | 382,111 |
| 2023 | 379,589 |
| 2022 | 429,580 |
| 2021 | 474,136 |
| 2020 | 426,978 |
| 2019 | 484,668 |
| 2018 | 531,854 |
| 2017 | 525,477 |
| 2016 | 477,198 |
| 2015 |
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$337.63 million (2025)
- Benin — US$119.57 million (2023)
- Botswana — US$268.91 million (2025)
- Burkina Faso — US$227.55 million (2024)
- Burundi — US$19.91 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — US$52.8 million (2025)
- Cameroon — US$365.92 million (2024)
- Comoros — US$67.02 million (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$1.37 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Lesotho
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — 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 secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$)?
- US$391,669 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1979?
- It is up 229.79% from US$118,762 in 1979 (2.63% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.79 million in 2011 and the lowest US$16,483 in 2001.
- How does Lesotho rank?
- 131st highest of 131 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) unusual for Lesotho?
- In 2025, Lesotho's secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) rose 2.5% on 2024 (from US$382,111 to US$391,669). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +44.8% and a typical year strayed about 145.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below 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 BM.TRF.PRVT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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