Indicators of economy in Lesotho

The essential economic performance of a country is reflected by the gross domestic product, the total of all goods and services sold. Worldwide gross domestic product in 2021 was at about 12,230 USD per capita. GDP in Lesotho, on the other hand, reached USD 1,094 per capita, or 2.50 billion USD for the whole country. Lesotho is currently at number 181 among the international economies and is therefore one of the less significant. If this is calculated per inhabitant, taking purchasing power parity into account, then Lesotho ranks 169th in the list of the richest countries.

Inflation in Lesotho in 2021 was around 6.05%. Within the EU, the average in the same year was 2.55 percent. In the United States, it was most recently 4.70%.

Compared with the USA, prices for daily consumer goods are around 60.7 percent lower.
The index for perceived corruption in the public sector is 38, which is below average by global standards.


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