Lesotho’s economy expanded 2.8% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, slowing from the 3.9% growth in the previous quarter. This marked the weakest expansion in a year, as activity slowed in wholesale and retail trade (2.4% vs 6.3% in Q4), transport and storage (2.0% vs 6.9%), and information and communication (5.8% vs 8.5%). Output in public administration was unchanged (0% vs 3.9%), while manufacturing production contracted (-2.3% vs 6.1%). On a seasonally adjusted quarterly basis, Lesotho's GDP decreased 0.8%, after a 1.4% rise in the previous period. source: Lesotho Bureau of Statistics
GDP Annual Growth Rate in Lesotho averaged 3.02 percent from 1961 until 2026, 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 August of 2026.
GDP Annual Growth Rate in Lesotho is expected to be 1.40 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 1.00 percent in 2027 and 1.40 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.