Lesotho’s economy expanded by 5.4% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, accelerating from a 2.6% growth in the previous quarter. Solid gains were recorded in utilities (13.4% vs 3% in Q1), public administration (15.4% vs -1.7%), and education and health (8.4% vs 5%). Conversely, activity slowed across several sectors, notably in agriculture, forestry, and fishing (1.7% vs 3.6%), manufacturing (7.4% vs 9.5%), construction (4.8% vs 5.6%), wholesale and retail trade (2.3% vs 4.4%), information and communication (6.1% vs 11.7%), and finance and insurance (4.8% vs 6.7%). source: Lesotho Bureau of Statistics
GDP Annual Growth Rate in Lesotho averaged 3.01 percent from 1961 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 26.40 percent in the fourth quarter of 1973 and a record low of -18.31 percent in the second quarter of 2020. This page provides - Lesotho GDP Annual Growth Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Lesotho GDP Annual Growth Rate - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on February of 2026.
GDP Annual Growth Rate in Lesotho is expected to be 3.70 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Lesotho GDP Annual Growth Rate is projected to trend around 4.00 percent in 2027 and 4.30 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.