Net official development assistance received … Net unit GDP 2023 in Lesotho
Lesotho: Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per was 0.0809 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0809 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 18.7%
World rank
32nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
2.02 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1967
All-time low
0.0434 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2015
Years of data
64
1960–2023
Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per in Lesotho, 1960–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, net official development assistance received (constant 2023 us$), per in Lesotho stood at 0.0809 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.7% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance received (constant 2023 us$), per in Lesotho peaked at 2.02 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0434 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2015.
That places Lesotho 32nd out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5147 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 1.28 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +149.5% |
| 1962 | 1.5 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.9% |
| 1963 | 1.25 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 1964 | 1.11 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 1965 | 1.64 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.9% |
| 1966 | 1.97 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
| 1967 | 2.02 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 1.99 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 1.68 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 1970 | 0.9669 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.5% |
| 1971 | 1.49 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +54.0% |
| 1972 | 1.09 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6406 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6756 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8208 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7639 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 0.7061 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6288 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6548 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5647 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6484 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7342 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7633 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8407 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9603 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6249 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5226 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4465 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5113 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3833 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2793 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.1% |
| 1992 | 0.261 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2705 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2029 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1583 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1488 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1351 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0995 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.4% |
| 1999 | 0.053 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0724 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1096 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.5% |
| 2002 | 0.156 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0928 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -40.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0789 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0481 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0458 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0868 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +89.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0847 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0786 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.111 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1102 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1302 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1577 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0488 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -69.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0434 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0636 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0744 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0688 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0667 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0929 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0789 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0681 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0809 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0809 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.029 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0809 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0519 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5147 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.02 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8433 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6288 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.49 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6617 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4465 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9603 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1992 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.053 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3833 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0854 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0458 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.156 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0875 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0434 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1577 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0802 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0681 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0929 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 29 Rwanda 0.0937 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Guinea-Bissau 0.091 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Lebanon 0.087 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Dominica 0.0798 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Madagascar 0.0782 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Sierra Leone 0.0776 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More aid effectiveness data for Lesotho
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 165,126 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 2,757 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 248,362 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 18.04 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 366,447 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 1.01 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 182,545 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 92,808 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 48,659 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 2.49 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance received (constant 2023 us$), per in Lesotho?
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 us$), per in Lesotho was 0.0809 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net official development assistance received (constant 2023 us$), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1967.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance received (constant 2023 us$), per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0434 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015.
- How does Lesotho rank for net official development assistance received (constant 2023 us$), per?
- Lesotho ranks 32nd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net official development assistance received (constant 2023 us$), per rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.