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GDP growth rate in Lesotho

Latest: 2.0%
Previous: 5.2%
Change: -3.24 (-62.1%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

GDP growth rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Projection Dashed values are International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook database projections, not observed data.

Observations for GDP growth rate in Lesotho
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	-0.4%
Dec 31, 1967	10.9%
Dec 31, 1968	-0.4%
Dec 31, 1969	1.5%
Dec 31, 1970	2.2%
Dec 31, 1971	5.1%
Dec 31, 1972	-0.2%
Dec 31, 1973	26.4%
Dec 31, 1974	11.0%
Dec 31, 1975	-13.5%
Dec 31, 1976	11.0%
Dec 31, 1977	21.8%
Dec 31, 1978	18.3%
Dec 31, 1979	2.9%
Dec 31, 1980	-2.7%
Dec 31, 1981	0.7%
Dec 31, 1982	4.5%
Dec 31, 1983	2.0%
Dec 31, 1984	5.5%
Dec 31, 1985	2.6%
Dec 31, 1986	4.7%
Dec 31, 1987	0.7%
Dec 31, 1988	8.6%
Dec 31, 1989	5.8%
Dec 31, 1990	6.0%
Dec 31, 1991	7.0%
Dec 31, 1992	7.0%
Dec 31, 1993	3.5%
Dec 31, 1994	6.0%
Dec 31, 1995	3.3%
Dec 31, 1996	5.6%
Dec 31, 1997	3.7%
Dec 31, 1998	1.5%
Dec 31, 1999	0.5%
Dec 31, 2000	3.9%
Dec 31, 2001	3.6%
Dec 31, 2002	0.7%
Dec 31, 2003	4.6%
Dec 31, 2004	1.7%
Dec 31, 2005	3.5%
Dec 31, 2006	4.2%
Dec 31, 2007	4.2%
Dec 31, 2008	5.5%
Dec 31, 2009	-1.3%
Dec 31, 2010	5.3%
Dec 31, 2011	4.6%
Dec 31, 2012	6.3%
Dec 31, 2013	1.8%
Dec 31, 2014	1.7%
Dec 31, 2015	3.1%
Dec 31, 2016	3.6%
Dec 31, 2017	-3.1%
Dec 31, 2018	-1.5%
Dec 31, 2019	-1.4%
Dec 31, 2020	-8.2%
Dec 31, 2021	2.3%
Dec 31, 2022	2.4%
Dec 31, 2023	1.7%
Dec 31, 2024	5.2%
Dec 31, 2025	2.0%

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