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Lesotho

72 series · 1800–2025 · Lower middle income · Sub-Saharan Africa

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National accounts

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Nominal GDPMillions of local currencynGDP1960–202545,857 (2025)
Nominal GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsnGDP_USD1960–20252,563 (2025)
Real GDPMillions of local currencyrGDP1950–202530,797 (2025)
Real GDP per capitaConstant local currency per personrGDP_pc1950–202513,031 (2025)
Real GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsrGDP_USD1950–20252,414 (2025)
DeflatorIndex, 2015 = 100deflator1960–2025148.9 (2025)
Real GDP per capita (USD)US dollars per personrGDP_pc_USD1950–20251,021 (2025)

Consumption and investment

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Total consumptionMillions of local currencycons1960–202556,990 (2025)
Total consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcons_GDP1960–2025124.3 (2025)
Total consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarscons_USD1960–20253,186 (2025)
Household consumptionMillions of local currencyhcons1960–202541,006 (2025)
Household consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPhcons_GDP1960–202589.4 (2025)
Household consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarshcons_USD1960–20252,292 (2025)
Government consumptionMillions of local currencygcons1960–202515,975 (2025)
Government consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgcons_GDP1960–202534.8 (2025)
Government consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarsgcons_USD1960–2025893.0 (2025)
Gross capital formationMillions of local currencyinv1960–202511,006 (2025)
Gross capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPinv_GDP1960–202524.0 (2025)
Gross capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsinv_USD1960–2025615.2 (2025)
Gross fixed capital formationMillions of local currencyfinv1963–202513,500 (2025)
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPfinv_GDP1963–202529.4 (2025)
Gross fixed capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsfinv_USD1963–2025754.7 (2025)

External sector

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
ExportsMillions of local currencyexports1960–202519,375 (2025)
Exports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPexports_GDP1960–202542.3 (2025)
Exports (USD)Millions of US dollarsexports_USD1960–20251,083 (2025)
ImportsMillions of local currencyimports1960–202540,910 (2025)
Imports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPimports_GDP1960–202589.2 (2025)
Imports (USD)Millions of US dollarsimports_USD1960–20252,287 (2025)
Current accountMillions of local currencyCA1975–2025-70.2 (2025)
Current account (% of GDP)Percent of GDPCA_GDP1975–2025-0.153 (2025)
USD exchange rateLocal currency per US dollarUSDfx1950–202517.9 (2025)
Real effective exchange rateIndex, 2015 = 100REER1973–2025101.9 (2025)
Current account (USD)Millions of US dollarsCA_USD1975–2025-3.93 (2025)

Government finances

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Government expenditureMillions of local currencygovexp1972–202524,867 (2025)
General government expenditureMillions of local currencygen_govexp1982–202524,867 (2025)
General government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govexp_GDP1982–202554.2 (2025)
Central government expenditureMillions of local currencycgovexp1972–202525,477 (2025)
Central government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovexp_GDP1972–202555.6 (2025)
Government revenueMillions of local currencygovrev1972–202525,855 (2025)
General government revenueMillions of local currencygen_govrev1982–202525,855 (2025)
Central government revenueMillions of local currencycgovrev1972–202526,678 (2025)
General government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govrev_GDP1982–202556.4 (2025)
Central government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovrev_GDP1972–202558.2 (2025)
Government tax revenueMillions of local currencygovtax1972–20074,488 (2007)
General government tax revenueMillions of local currencygen_govtax2003–20074,488 (2007)
Central government tax revenueMillions of local currencycgovtax1972–20074,473 (2007)
General government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govtax_GDP2003–200737.9 (2007)
Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovtax_GDP1972–200737.7 (2007)
Government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdef_GDP1972–20252.15 (2025)
General government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdef_GDP1982–20252.15 (2025)
General government deficitMillions of local currencygen_govdef1982–2025987.8 (2025)
Central government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdef_GDP1972–20252.62 (2025)
Central government deficitMillions of local currencycgovdef1972–20251,201 (2025)
Government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdebt_GDP1970–202549.1 (2025)
General government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdebt_GDP1973–202549.1 (2025)
General government debtMillions of local currencygen_govdebt1973–202522,536 (2025)
Central government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdebt_GDP1970–202459.8 (2024)
Central government debtMillions of local currencycgovdebt1970–202426,188 (2024)
Government debtMillions of local currencygovdebt1970–202522,536 (2025)
Government deficitMillions of local currencygovdef1972–2025987.8 (2025)
Government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovexp_GDP1972–202554.2 (2025)
Government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovrev_GDP1972–202556.4 (2025)
Government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovtax_GDP1972–200737.9 (2007)

Money and interest rates

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Short-term interest ratePercentstrate1993–20246.87 (2024)
Central bank policy ratePercentcbrate1980–202410.9 (2024)
M1Millions of local currencyM11980–1999957.3 (1999)
M2Millions of local currencyM21980–19991,678 (1999)
M3Millions of local currencyM32001–202014,283 (2020)

Prices and labor markets

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Consumer price indexIndex, 2015 = 100CPI1970–2025174.0 (2025)
InflationPercentinfl1970–20254.27 (2025)
PopulationMillions of peoplepop1800–20252.36 (2025)
Unemployment ratePercentunemp1986–202418.7 (2024)

Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →