Remittances received in Lesotho in 2025 — 533,132,535 US$. Ranked 72 in the world out of 94. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 338.1%.
1975–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 533M | +57.31M | +12.05% |
| 2024 | 476M | −3.93M | −0.82% |
| 2023 | 480M | −52.85M | −9.92% |
| 2022 | 533M | +58.13M | +12.25% |
| 2021 | 474M | +24.58M | +5.46% |
| 2020 | 450M | −79.16M | −14.96% |
| 2019 | 529M | −43.47M | −7.59% |
| 2018 | 573M | +25.49M | +4.66% |
| 2017 | 547M | +91.71M | +20.14% |
| 2016 | 455M | +108M | +30.91% |
| 2015 | 348M | −58.36M | −14.37% |
| 2014 | 406M | −56.73M | −12.26% |
| 2013 | 463M | −91.64M | −16.53% |
| 2012 | 555M | −94.78M | −14.6% |
| 2011 | 649M | +39.21M | +6.43% |
| 2010 | 610M | +62.2M | +11.35% |
| 2009 | 548M | −27.93M | −4.85% |
| 2008 | 576M | −62.29M | −9.76% |
| 2007 | 638M | +24.29M | +3.96% |
| 2006 | 614M | +14.51M | +2.42% |
| 2005 | 599M | −27.8M | −4.43% |
| 2004 | 627M | +70.29M | +12.62% |
| 2003 | 557M | +168M | +43.27% |
| 2002 | 389M | −12.58M | −3.13% |
| 2001 | 401M | −76.34M | −15.98% |
| 2000 | 478M | −47.29M | −9.01% |
| 1999 | 525M | −106M | −16.84% |
| 1998 | 631M | −243M | −27.77% |
| 1997 | 874M | −57.03M | −6.13% |
| 1996 | 931M | −155M | −14.29% |
| 1995 | 1.09B | −46.67M | −4.12% |
| 1994 | 1.13B | +95.68M | +9.23% |
| 1993 | 1.04B | −84.27M | −7.52% |
| 1992 | 1.12B | +99.01M | +9.68% |
| 1991 | 1.02B | +23.74M | +2.38% |
| 1990 | 999M | +119M | +13.5% |
| 1989 | 880M | +10.33M | +1.19% |
| 1988 | 869M | −80.75M | −8.5% |
| 1987 | 950M | +334M | +54.09% |
| 1986 | 617M | +35.57M | +6.12% |
| 1985 | 581M | −185M | −24.18% |
| 1984 | 766M | −117M | −13.23% |
| 1983 | 883M | +73.55M | +9.08% |
| 1982 | 810M | +519M | +178.71% |
| 1981 | 291M | +27.36M | +10.39% |
| 1980 | 263M | +50.75M | +23.89% |
| 1979 | 212M | +35.02M | +19.74% |
| 1978 | 177M | +12.3M | +7.45% |
| 1977 | 165M | +27.14M | +19.67% |
| 1976 | 138M | +16.3M | +13.39% |
| 1975 | 122M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
South Africa
1B
Lesotho
533M
Personal remittances received by a country: the earnings of labor migrants sent home, plus transfers between households. For a couple of dozen countries this flow is larger than any single export item, and for several it exceeds a fifth of GDP — remittances then become the main external link of the economy, steadier than both direct investment and foreign aid: in a crisis they usually do not fall but rise, because migrants send their families more.
Important: Only transfers through banks and money transfer systems are counted. Cash brought in person does not reach the statistics, so the real volumes are higher — by estimates, noticeably so.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
How much money leaves a country in remittances — mostly the earnings of incomers.
Migration Number of immigrantsHow many people born abroad live in the country at present.
Economy Gross national incomeThe income received by the residents of a country — including what is earned abroad, but without what foreigners earn inside it.
Finance Development aid receivedHow much official development assistance a country receives — in grants and concessional loans.