Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 76.52 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Lesotho, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Lesotho stood at 76.52 constant 2024 US$ per person.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 184.3 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 25.81 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1960.
Lesotho ranks 51st of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 25.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 58.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | +125.9% |
| 1962 | 80 constant 2024 US$ per person | +37.2% |
| 1963 | 74.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.4% |
| 1964 | 72.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 112.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | +54.0% |
| 1966 | 126.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 1967 | 120.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 134.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 1969 | 114.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | -14.3% |
| 1970 | 66.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | -42.0% |
| 1971 | 110.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | +65.4% |
| 1972 | 93.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.5% |
| 1973 | 71.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | -23.0% |
| 1974 | 85.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | +18.8% |
| 1975 | 90.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 85.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 86.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 115.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | +33.0% |
| 1979 | 125.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 159.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | +27.8% |
| 1981 | 175.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 139.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | -20.2% |
| 1983 | 163.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | +17.3% |
| 1984 | 157.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 134.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.1% |
| 1986 | 114.72 constant 2024 US$ per person | -14.4% |
| 1987 | 103.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 103.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 102.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 97.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 85.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 1992 | 91.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 92.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 68.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | -26.3% |
| 1995 | 71.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 53.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | -25.2% |
| 1997 | 51.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 39.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | -22.9% |
| 1999 | 27.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | -30.0% |
| 2000 | 35.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | +25.9% |
| 2001 | 37.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 45.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 46.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 51.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 39.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | -22.9% |
| 2006 | 36.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 65.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | +79.8% |
| 2008 | 71.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 70.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 126.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | +79.3% |
| 2011 | 146.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 145.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 184.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | +27.1% |
| 2014 | 53.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | -71.2% |
| 2015 | 45.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 64.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | +44.2% |
| 2017 | 75.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 77.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 64.55 constant 2024 US$ per person | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 79.73 constant 2024 US$ per person | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 75.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 66.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 68.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 76.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 76.52 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.86 constant 2024 US$ per person, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 76.52 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.15 constant 2024 US$ per person, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +125.9% | 25.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | 58.31 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | 25.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | 134.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 92.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | 66.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | 125.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 135.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | 102.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | 175.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | 27.84 constant 2024 US$ per person | 97.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | 35.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | 71.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | 45.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | 184.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | 66.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | 79.73 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 48 Bhutan 81.16 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 49 Mozambique 80.21 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 50 Yemen 78 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 52 Grenada 73.58 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 53 Mauritania 70.33 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 54 Chad 70.28 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Lesotho?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Lesotho was 76.52 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 184.3 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.81 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 51st out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.