Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Lesotho
Lesotho: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 0.18 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Lesotho, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Lesotho stood at 0.18.
That represents a change of down 63.3% on the previous year and down 95.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Lesotho peaked at 5.74 in 2012 and was at its lowest, -4.08, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 153rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.61 | — |
| 2001 | 3.47 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.96 | -72.3% |
| 2003 | 5.04 | +425.0% |
| 2004 | 2.64 | -47.6% |
| 2005 | 4.5 | +70.5% |
| 2006 | 4.99 | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 4.03 | -19.2% |
| 2008 | 5.31 | +31.8% |
| 2009 | -0.96 | -118.1% |
| 2010 | 5.2 | -641.7% |
| 2011 | 4.61 | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 5.74 | +24.5% |
| 2013 | 1.82 | -68.3% |
| 2014 | 2.73 | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 4.2 | +53.8% |
| 2016 | 4.32 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | -2.22 | -151.4% |
| 2018 | -0.59 | -73.4% |
| 2019 | -0.4 | -32.2% |
| 2020 | -4.08 | +920.0% |
| 2021 | 0.69 | -116.9% |
| 2022 | -2.71 | -492.8% |
| 2023 | 0.13 | -104.8% |
| 2024 | 0.49 | +276.9% |
| 2025 | 0.18 | -63.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.18 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.77, 10% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.18 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.19, 15% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -920.0% | -0.4 | -4.08 |
| 2010 | +641.7% | -0.96 | 5.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.36 | -0.96 | 5.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.54 | -2.22 | 5.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8833 | -4.08 | 0.69 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Lesotho?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Lesotho was 0.18 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 5.74 in 2012.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.08 in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Lesotho ranks 153rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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