CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 in Lesotho
Lesotho: CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 was 117.65 in 2025. ▲ Rising
CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 in Lesotho, 2005–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, cpi: national consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 in Lesotho stood at 117.65. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 74.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpi: national consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 in Lesotho peaked at 117.65 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51.72, in 2005.
Lesotho ranks 105th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 51.72 | — |
| 2006 | 54.86 | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 59.25 | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 65.6 | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 54.54 | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 53.23 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 55.91 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 59.29 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 62.18 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 65.52 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 67.63 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 72.09 | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 75.29 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 78.87 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 82.96 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 87.09 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 92.36 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 100 | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 106.34 | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 112.83 | +6.1% |
| 2025 | 117.65 | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.19 | 51.72 | 65.6 | 5 |
| 2010s | 67.3 | 53.23 | 82.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.71 | 87.09 | 117.65 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 102 Saint Lucia 118.11 compare
- 103 Anguilla 118.05 compare
- 104 Congo 117.74 compare
- 106 Central African Republic 117.21 compare
- 107 South Korea 116.61 compare
- 108 Cameroon 116.06 compare
More work & labour data for Lesotho
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1902 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1849 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.293 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,485 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,719 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,674 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,586 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,259 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpi: national consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 in Lesotho?
- Cpi: national consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 in Lesotho was 117.65 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest cpi: national consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 117.65 in 2025.
- What is the lowest cpi: national consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.72 in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for cpi: national consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100?
- Lesotho ranks 105th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpi: national consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 (General - Individual consumption expenditure of households). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator shows the CPI with base year in 2017. For more information, refer to the Prices, Costs, and Currency Conversions (PRICES) database description.