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GNI per capita — Lesotho

GNI per capita in Lesotho in 2025 — 1,280 US$. Ranked 161 in the world out of 182. Since 1966, the indicator has risen by 1,500%.

2025 1,280 US$ +3.23% vs 2024
World rank 161of 182
Period maximum 1,490 US$2012
Period minimum 80 US$1966

Trend over time

1966–2025 · US$ per capita

GNI per capita — Lesotho, 1966–202505001,0001,500196619721978198419901996200220082014202020251966: 80 US$1967: 90 US$1968: 80 US$1969: 80 US$1970: 90 US$1971: 90 US$1972: 100 US$1973: 140 US$1974: 210 US$1975: 220 US$1976: 260 US$1977: 300 US$1978: 320 US$1979: 380 US$1980: 420 US$1981: 490 US$1982: 570 US$1983: 510 US$1984: 460 US$1985: 380 US$1986: 360 US$1987: 390 US$1988: 460 US$1989: 490 US$1990: 510 US$1991: 550 US$1992: 620 US$1993: 630 US$1994: 660 US$1995: 670 US$1996: 690 US$1997: 690 US$1998: 620 US$1999: 610 US$2000: 590 US$2001: 650 US$2002: 600 US$2003: 680 US$2004: 820 US$2005: 1,040 US$2006: 1,160 US$2007: 1,320 US$2008: 1,310 US$2009: 1,190 US$2010: 1,270 US$2011: 1,350 US$2012: 1,490 US$2013: 1,440 US$2014: 1,330 US$2015: 1,280 US$2016: 1,240 US$2017: 1,160 US$2018: 1,250 US$2019: 1,290 US$2020: 1,170 US$2021: 1,190 US$2022: 1,270 US$2023: 1,260 US$2024: 1,240 US$2025: 1,280 US$
Change over the period: +1,200 (+1,500%) Average annual rate: 4.81 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho

Lesotho 1,280 US$
World 14,244 US$
Sub-Saharan Africa 1,610 US$
Southern Africa computed 6,026 US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2,770 US$
GNI per capita — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 1,280 +40 +3.23%
2024 1,240 −20 −1.59%
2023 1,260 −10 −0.79%
2022 1,270 +80 +6.72%
2021 1,190 +20 +1.71%
2020 1,170 −120 −9.3%
2019 1,290 +40 +3.2%
2018 1,250 +90 +7.76%
2017 1,160 −80 −6.45%
2016 1,240 −40 −3.13%
2015 1,280 −50 −3.76%
2014 1,330 −110 −7.64%
2013 1,440 −50 −3.36%
2012 1,490 +140 +10.37%
2011 1,350 +80 +6.3%
2010 1,270 +80 +6.72%
2009 1,190 −120 −9.16%
2008 1,310 −10 −0.76%
2007 1,320 +160 +13.79%
2006 1,160 +120 +11.54%
2005 1,040 +220 +26.83%
2004 820 +140 +20.59%
2003 680 +80 +13.33%
2002 600 −50 −7.69%
2001 650 +60 +10.17%
2000 590 −20 −3.28%
1999 610 −10 −1.61%
1998 620 −70 −10.14%
1997 690 +0 +0%
1996 690 +20 +2.99%
1995 670 +10 +1.52%
1994 660 +30 +4.76%
1993 630 +10 +1.61%
1992 620 +70 +12.73%
1991 550 +40 +7.84%
1990 510 +20 +4.08%
1989 490 +30 +6.52%
1988 460 +70 +17.95%
1987 390 +30 +8.33%
1986 360 −20 −5.26%
1985 380 −80 −17.39%
1984 460 −50 −9.8%
1983 510 −60 −10.53%
1982 570 +80 +16.33%
1981 490 +70 +16.67%
1980 420 +40 +10.53%
1979 380 +60 +18.75%
1978 320 +20 +6.67%
1977 300 +40 +15.38%
1976 260 +40 +18.18%
1975 220 +10 +4.76%
1974 210 +70 +50%
1973 140 +40 +40%
1972 100 +10 +11.11%
1971 90 +0 +0%
1970 90 +10 +12.5%
1969 80 +0 +0%
1968 80 −10 −11.11%
1967 90 +10 +12.5%
1966 80

Southern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Gross national income per capita calculated by the World Bank Atlas method, which smooths the exchange rate over three years. It differs from GDP in counting the primary income residents receive from abroad and in deducting the income paid to non-residents. It is by this indicator that the World Bank assigns countries each year to the high-, middle- and low-income groups.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its income over all of its population, not an average of country values. It is by this indicator that the World Bank divides countries into income groups.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.