Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 3.91 current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Lesotho, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Lesotho stood at 3.91 current US$ per person.
That represents a change of down 16.9% on the previous year and up 39.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Lesotho peaked at 17.09 current US$ per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2.8 current US$ per person, in 2020.
That places Lesotho 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 14.86 current US$ per person | — |
| 1996 | 17.09 current US$ per person | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 16.96 current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 12.36 current US$ per person | -27.1% |
| 1999 | 11.53 current US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 2.8 current US$ per person | -75.7% |
| 2021 | 4.52 current US$ per person | +61.2% |
| 2022 | 4.64 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 4.7 current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 3.91 current US$ per person | -16.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 3.91 current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.74 current US$ per person, 12% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 3.91 current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.75 current US$ per person, 23% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.56 current US$ per person | 11.53 current US$ per person | 17.09 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.11 current US$ per person | 2.8 current US$ per person | 4.7 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 international visitors while visiting a country, per in Lesotho?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Lesotho was 3.91 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 17.09 current US$ per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 current US$ per person in 2020.
- How does Lesotho rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Lesotho ranks 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed 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
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.