ILO - Modelled Estimates; FAOSTAT - Value added (2015 US$) in Lesotho
Lesotho: ILO - Modelled Estimates; FAOSTAT - Value added (2015 US$) was 585.43 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILO - Modelled Estimates; FAOSTAT - Value added (2015 US$) in Lesotho, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - modelled estimates; faostat - value added (2015 us$) in Lesotho is 585.43 USD, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - modelled estimates; faostat - value added (2015 us$) in Lesotho peaked at 658.79 USD in 2016 and was at its lowest, 285.95 USD, in 1991.
Lesotho ranks 161st of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
ILO - Modelled Estimates; FAOSTAT - Value added (2015 US$) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 285.95 USD | — |
| 1992 | 351.38 USD | +22.9% |
| 1993 | 355.98 USD | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 356.79 USD | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 347.33 USD | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 344.31 USD | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 337.57 USD | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 386.64 USD | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 414.49 USD | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 399.02 USD | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 452.19 USD | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 322.29 USD | -28.7% |
| 2003 | 339.46 USD | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 340.78 USD | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 354.55 USD | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 327.64 USD | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 329.08 USD | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 394.44 USD | +19.9% |
| 2009 | 418.89 USD | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 403.51 USD | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 388.69 USD | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 428.7 USD | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 476.3 USD | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 411.7 USD | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 425.63 USD | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 658.79 USD | +54.8% |
| 2017 | 522.8 USD | -20.6% |
| 2018 | 456.32 USD | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 465.74 USD | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 514.31 USD | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 552.37 USD | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 547.28 USD | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 580.68 USD | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 585.43 USD | +0.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 585.43 USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,683 USD, 22% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 585.43 USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,560 USD, 38% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILO - Modelled Estimates; FAOSTAT - Value added (2015 US$) in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +54.8% | 425.63 USD | 658.79 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 353.38 USD | 285.95 USD | 414.49 USD | 9 |
| 2000s | 367.83 USD | 322.29 USD | 452.19 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 463.82 USD | 388.69 USD | 658.79 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 556.01 USD | 514.31 USD | 585.43 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More agriculture & rural data for Lesotho
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0649 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 70.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5533 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - modelled estimates; faostat - value added (2015 us$) in Lesotho?
- Ilo - modelled estimates; faostat - value added (2015 us$) in Lesotho was 585.43 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - modelled estimates; faostat - value added (2015 us$) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 658.79 USD in 2016.
- What is the lowest ilo - modelled estimates; faostat - value added (2015 us$) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 285.95 USD in 1991.
- How does Lesotho rank for ilo - modelled estimates; faostat - value added (2015 us$)?
- Lesotho ranks 161st out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilo - modelled estimates; faostat - value added (2015 us$) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - Modelled Estimates; FAOSTAT - Value added (2015 US$) — Agriculture value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.