The annual inflation rate in Lesotho eased to 4.1% in December 2025, the lowest in eight months, from 4.3% in the previous month. Inflation Rate in Lesotho averaged 6.95 percent from 2002 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 35.14 percent in October of 2002 and a record low of 2.00 percent in March of 2015. source: Lesotho Bureau of Statistics

Inflation Rate in Lesotho is expected to be 5.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Lesotho Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 4.50 percent in 2027 and 5.40 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 118.98 118.90 points Dec 2025
CPI Housing Utilities 112.45 112.42 points Dec 2025
CPI Transportation 108.74 107.63 points Dec 2025
Food Inflation 4.60 5.40 percent Dec 2025
Inflation Rate 4.10 4.30 percent Dec 2025
Inflation Rate MoM 0.10 0.10 percent Dec 2025


Lesotho Inflation Rate
In Lesotho, the inflation rate measures a broad rise or fall in p.rices that consumers pay for a standard basket of goods.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
4.10 4.30 35.14 2.00 2002 - 2025 percent Monthly
2022=100