Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Lesotho
Lesotho: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.1294 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Lesotho, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Lesotho is 0.1294 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and up 78.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Lesotho peaked at 0.2198 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0169 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1996.
That places Lesotho 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0169 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1080.0% |
| 2001 | 0.201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2114 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.209 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1611 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1461 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1641 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1404 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0896 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0725 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0763 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1239 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +62.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1357 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1385 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1371 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1209 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1417 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1438 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1294 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +1080.0% | 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2198 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0174 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0169 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1779 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1404 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1112 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0725 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1385 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1346 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1209 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1438 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 1 Tuvalu 0.2849 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 2 Lebanon 0.1908 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Curacao 0.1692 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 San Marino 0.1218 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Aruba 0.1188 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Bahrain 0.1156 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Lesotho?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Lesotho was 0.1294 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2198 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0169 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
- How does Lesotho rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Lesotho ranks 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.