Gross national income per capita undp in Lesotho

Lesotho: Gross national income per capita undp was 3,029 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,029
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
167th
of 193 countries
All-time high
3,394
in 2016
All-time low
2,349
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Gross national income per capita undp in Lesotho, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200620231990: 2.5k1991: 2.4k1992: 2.4k1993: 2.4k1994: 2.3k1995: 2.4k1996: 2.5k1997: 2.6k1998: 3.0k1999: 3.0k2000: 3.0k2001: 2.9k2002: 3.0k2003: 3.1k2004: 3.1k2005: 3.0k2006: 3.0k2007: 3.3k2008: 3.4k2009: 3.2k2010: 3.3k2011: 3.2k2012: 3.3k2013: 3.2k2014: 3.2k2015: 3.3k2016: 3.4k2017: 3.2k2018: 3.3k2019: 3.2k2020: 3.0k2021: 2.9k2022: 3.0k2023: 3.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 3,029 for gross national income per capita undp in 2023.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross national income per capita undp in Lesotho peaked at 3,394 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,349, in 1994.

Lesotho ranks 167th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,530 2,349 3,019 10
2000s 3,091 2,936 3,390 10
2010s 3,263 3,187 3,394 10
2020s 2,966 2,868 3,029 4

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 164 Comoros 3,481 compare
  2. 165 Zambia 3,447 compare
  3. 166 Vanuatu 3,404 compare
  4. 168 Rwanda 2,971 compare
  5. 169 Haiti 2,935 compare
  6. 170 Togo 2,856 compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross national income per capita undp in Lesotho?
Gross national income per capita undp in Lesotho was 3,029 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest gross national income per capita undp recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 3,394 in 2016.
What is the lowest gross national income per capita undp recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 2,349 in 1994.
How does Lesotho rank for gross national income per capita undp?
Lesotho ranks 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is gross national income per capita undp rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gross national income per capita undp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross national income per capita undp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,478 data points, 1990–2023
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