Services share of GDP — all countries

Services share of GDP — Lesotho

Services share of GDP in Lesotho in 2025 — 55.6%. Ranked 85 in the world out of 158. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 49.1 pp.

2025 55.6% +4.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 85of 158
Period maximum 64.8%1983
Period minimum 4.8%1962

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Services share of GDP — Lesotho, 1960–202502040608019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 6.6%1962: 4.8%1964: 7.1%1966: 33.5%1968: 38.2%1970: 36.9%1972: 37.7%1974: 34.4%1976: 38.9%1978: 28.4%1980: 44.5%1982: 64.4%1984: 64.7%1986: 61%1988: 58.6%1990: 55.9%1992: 53.1%1994: 54%1996: 54.6%1998: 55.1%2000: 51.3%2002: 49.1%2004: 48.7%2006: 47.5%2008: 48.2%2010: 53.8%2012: 52.9%2014: 53.1%2016: 53.3%2018: 52.4%2020: 51.9%2022: 50.1%2024: 51.4%2025: 55.6%
Change over the period: +49.1 pp Annual average: 0.75 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Lesotho 55.6%
World computed 59.9%
Southern Africa computed 62.7%
Services share of GDP — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 55.6 +4.3 pp
2024 51.4 +0.9 pp
2023 50.5 +0.4 pp
2022 50.1 +0.3 pp
2021 49.8 −2.1 pp
2020 51.9 −0.7 pp
2019 52.6 +0.2 pp
2018 52.4 −2.1 pp
2017 54.5 +1.2 pp
2016 53.3 +1.8 pp
2015 51.5 −1.5 pp
2014 53.1 −1.8 pp
2013 54.9 +2 pp
2012 52.9 +1 pp
2011 51.9 −2 pp
2010 53.8 −0 pp
2009 53.9 +5.7 pp
2008 48.2 −0.6 pp
2007 48.8 +1.3 pp
2006 47.5 −1.4 pp
2005 48.9 +0.2 pp
2004 48.7 −0.5 pp
2003 49.2 +0.1 pp
2002 49.1 +0.8 pp
2001 48.3 −3 pp
2000 51.3 −2 pp
1999 53.3 −1.8 pp
1998 55.1 −1.4 pp
1997 56.4 +1.8 pp
1996 54.6 +1.4 pp
1995 53.2 −0.8 pp
1994 54 +0.5 pp
1993 53.5 +0.3 pp
1992 53.1 −2.7 pp
1991 55.9 −0.1 pp
1990 55.9 −2.2 pp
1989 58.2 −0.5 pp
1988 58.6 −2.1 pp
1987 60.7 −0.3 pp
1986 61 −3.7 pp
1985 64.7 +0 pp
1984 64.7 −0.1 pp
1983 64.8 +0.4 pp
1982 64.4 +20.3 pp
1981 44.1 −0.4 pp
1980 44.5 +15.7 pp
1979 28.9 +0.5 pp
1978 28.4 −4.9 pp
1977 33.2 −5.7 pp
1976 38.9 +0.6 pp
1975 38.3 +3.9 pp
1974 34.4 +8.1 pp
1973 26.3 −11.4 pp
1972 37.7 −16.2 pp
1971 53.8 +16.9 pp
1970 36.9 −1.7 pp
1969 38.7 +0.4 pp
1968 38.2 +1.2 pp
1967 37 +3.5 pp
1966 33.5 +22.6 pp
1965 10.9 +3.8 pp
1964 7.1 −0.2 pp
1963 7.3 +2.5 pp
1962 4.8 −0.7 pp
1961 5.5 −1.1 pp
1960 6.6

Southern Africa, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of value added by the service sector in GDP: wholesale and retail trade, transport, communications, finance, real estate, business and government services, education and health care. In most high-income countries it exceeds 70%; in small island states and tourism economies it reaches 80–90%.

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