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Lesotho in figures

  • GDP growth

    1.5%

    2025 · 2026 : 1.1% (projection)

  • Inflation

    4.0%

    2025 · 2026 : 4.6% (projection)

  • Public debt

    49.4%

    2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : 47.5% (projection)

  • Fiscal balance

    +4.9%

    2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : +1.4% (projection)

  • Current account balance

    -1.2%

    2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -2.5% (projection)

  • Nominal GDP

    2.8 bn USD

    2025 · 2026 : 3.1 bn USD (projection)

  • GDP per capita

    1,170 USD

    2025 · 2026 : 1,298 USD (projection)

  • Population

    2.4 million

    2025

Lesotho: real GDP growth

In %

Observed or estimatedIMF projection-10-50510201520182021202420272030Observed or estimated · 2015 : 3.6 %Observed or estimated · 2016 : 2.3 %Observed or estimated · 2017 : -3.3 %Observed or estimated · 2018 : -1.3 %Observed or estimated · 2019 : -1.8 %Observed or estimated · 2020 : -8.6 %Observed or estimated · 2021 : 4.6 %Observed or estimated · 2022 : 1.6 %Observed or estimated · 2023 : 2.5 %Observed or estimated · 2024 : 4.9 %Observed or estimated · 2025 : 1.5 %1.5IMF projection · 2025 : 1.5 %IMF projection · 2026 : 1.1 %IMF projection · 2027 : 0.8 %IMF projection · 2028 : 1.4 %IMF projection · 2029 : 1.5 %IMF projection · 2030 : 1.5 %IMF projection · 2031 : 1.5 %1.5Source: IMF World Economic Outlook · bifinances

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook

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Observed or estimatedIMF projection
20153.6–
20162.3–
2017-3.3–
2018-1.3–
2019-1.8–
2020-8.6–
20214.6–
20221.6–
20232.5–
20244.9–
20251.51.5
2026–1.1
2027–0.8
2028–1.4
2029–1.5
2030–1.5
2031–1.5
Lesotho: inflation

In %

Observed or estimatedIMF projection246810201520182021202420272030Observed or estimated · 2015 : 4.3 %Observed or estimated · 2016 : 6.2 %Observed or estimated · 2017 : 4.5 %Observed or estimated · 2018 : 4.7 %Observed or estimated · 2019 : 4.9 %Observed or estimated · 2020 : 5.4 %Observed or estimated · 2021 : 6.5 %Observed or estimated · 2022 : 8.2 %Observed or estimated · 2023 : 6.5 %Observed or estimated · 2024 : 5.2 %Observed or estimated · 2025 : 4 %4IMF projection · 2025 : 4 %IMF projection · 2026 : 4.6 %IMF projection · 2027 : 3.9 %IMF projection · 2028 : 4 %IMF projection · 2029 : 4 %IMF projection · 2030 : 4 %IMF projection · 2031 : 4 %4Source: IMF World Economic Outlook · bifinances

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook

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Observed or estimatedIMF projection
20154.3–
20166.2–
20174.5–
20184.7–
20194.9–
20205.4–
20216.5–
20228.2–
20236.5–
20245.2–
202544
2026–4.6
2027–3.9
2028–4
2029–4
2030–4
2031–4
Access to electricity
61% (2024)
Internet users
52% (2024)
Foreign direct investment
+1.3% (2025)
Personal remittances
20.8% (2025)

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (key figures, growth and inflation; estimates and projections from 2026); World Bank World Development Indicators (population and structural indicators). The latest available year is shown for each figure.

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