1 Dependencies at a glance Lesotho imports all of the oil it uses.
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons). Resource Dependence Position Main partners Oil Imports all of the oil it usesEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, South Africa → Lesotho as reported by the exporter South Africa Natural gas – Uses no gas, by this source EIA, 2024 No partner data from the source Wheat Imports 94% of the wheat it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 South Africa , Latvia Maize Imports 64% of the maize it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 South Africa Rice – Not reported by this source – Soybeans – Not reported by this source – Potash Imports all of its potash supply FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 No partner data from the source Phosphate Imports all of its phosphate supply FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 No partner data from the source Arms – Supplier concentration only No major arms imports recorded, 2021–2025SIPRI, 2021–2025 – Chips – Supplier concentration only Not reported by this sourceUN Comtrade, 2025 –
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
Oil Imports all of the oil it uses
Main partners: South Africa
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, South Africa → Lesotho as reported by the exporter
Natural gas Uses no gas, by this source
Main partners: No partner data from the source
EIA, 2024
Wheat Imports 94% of the wheat it uses
Main partners: South Africa, Latvia
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
Maize Imports 64% of the maize it uses
Main partners: South Africa
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
Rice Not reported by this source
Soybeans Not reported by this source
Potash Imports all of its potash supply
Main partners: No partner data from the source
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
Phosphate Imports all of its phosphate supply
Main partners: No partner data from the source
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
ArmsSupplier concentration only No major arms imports recorded, 2021–2025
SIPRI, 2021–2025
ChipsSupplier concentration only Not reported by this source
UN Comtrade, 2025
Lesotho’s economy produced $2.6 bn in 2025.
GDP, 2000–2025 $0 $1.0 bn $2.0 bn $3.0 bn 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Source: World Bank Indicators · 2000–2025 · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Economic growth 2.0% 2025 · 135th of 186 · World Bank
Inflation 4.3% 2025 · 45th of 169 · World Bank
Unemployment 16.3% 2025 · 13th of 181 · World Bank
Reserves US$1.01billion 2024 · 134th of 164 · World Bank
Trade 152% of GDP 2024 · 18th of 172 · World Bank
Foreign investment in US$33million 2025 · 167th of 200 · World Bank
Lesotho had 2.4 m people in 2025.
Population, 1950–2100 0 1.0 m 2.0 m 3.0 m 4.0 m 5.0 m 1950 1970 1990 2000 2010 2030 2050 2070 2100 Projection Source: UN World Population Prospects · Updated 13 Nov 2026 ·
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Years after 2023 are UN projections (medium variant). Source: UN World Population Prospects · 1950–2100 · Updated 13 Nov 2026 ·
Births per woman 2.69 2023 · 72nd of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age 21.4 2023 · 184th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over 3.9% 2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
Lesotho emitted 2.6 Mt of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.
Lesotho’s CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024 0 Mt 1 Mt 2 Mt 3 Mt 4 Mt 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2024 Source: Our World in Data CO2 · 1990–2024 · Updated 13 Nov 2026
CO2 emissions 3Mt 2024 · 152nd of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person 1.1t 2024 · 157th of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 1750 72Mt 2024 · 154th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
Shown only where a source covers Lesotho.
Refugees 680 refugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
58 from it, abroad, 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder · 2025
Sanctions No entry on the US, EU or UK lists gives it as an address or nationality.
Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.
Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions List · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Chinese loans and grants US$513million committed by Chinese state lenders, 2000–2021
Source: AidData Chinese development finance · 2000–2021
Cyber incidents No publicly known incidents affecting Lesotho in EuRepoC’s dataset, 2000–2024.
Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted.
Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.0 · 2000–2024
47 measures on this site have a recent figure for Lesotho.
Measure Value Year Rank Source GDP $2.6 bn 2025 165th of 186 World Bank GDP per person $1,089 2025 173rd of 186 World Bank Economic growth 2.0% 2025 135th of 186 World Bank Inflation 4.3% 2025 45th of 169 World Bank Government debt 49% 2025 108th of 191 IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 Government budget balance 4.9% 2025 6th of 195 IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 Current account balance 2025 97th of 194 IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 Unemployment 16.3% 2025 13th of 181 World Bank Reserves, including gold $1.0 bn 2024 134th of 164 World Bank Trade 152% 2024 18th of 172 World Bank Foreign investment in $33 m 2025 167th of 200 World Bank Remittances received 19.9% 2024 12th of 162 World Bank Population 2.4 m 2025 144th of 216 World Bank Population with UN projections 2.3 m 2023 147th of 237 UN WPP 2024 Births per woman 2.69 2023 72nd of 237 UN WPP 2024 Median age 21.4 2023 184th of 237 UN WPP 2024 Life expectancy 57.4 2023 235th of 237 UN WPP 2024 Refugees from the country 58 2025 180th of 206 UNHCR Refugees and others needing protection, by host 680 2025 143rd of 176 UNHCR Refugees hosted per 1,000 people 0.3 2025 135th of 176 UNHCR Crude oil production 0 kb/d 2025 100th of 214 EIA Oil consumption 6 kb/d 2024 174th of 212 EIA Natural gas production 2024 97th of 213 EIA Natural gas consumption 0.0 bcm 2024 126th of 213 EIA Electricity generated 0 TWh 2022 177th of 209 Ember Low-carbon electricity 100% 2022 1st of 209 Ember Electricity from coal 0% 2022 87th of 209 Ember Electricity from wind and solar 0% 2022 181st of 209 Ember Wheat production 0.0 Mt 2024 105th of 123 FAOSTAT Wheat imports 0.1 Mt 2024 125th of 180 FAOSTAT Maize production 0.1 Mt 2024 113th of 169 FAOSTAT Maize imports 0.1 Mt 2024 86th of 196 FAOSTAT Rice imports 0.0 Mt 2024 148th of 197 FAOSTAT Soybean imports 0.0 Mt 2024 159th of 179 FAOSTAT Potash fertiliser use 0.00 Mt 2024 148th of 199 FAOSTAT Phosphate fertiliser use 0.00 Mt 2024 148th of 199 FAOSTAT CO2 emissions 3 Mt 2024 152nd of 214 Global Carbon Budget CO2 per person 1.1 t 2024 157th of 213 Global Carbon Budget CO2 emitted since 1750 72 Mt 2024 154th of 214 Global Carbon Budget Water stress 2.9 2023 49th of 164 WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0 ) Water from abroad 0% 2023 125th of 193 FAO AQUASTAT Military spending, share of GDP 1.6% 2025 76th of 150 World Bank Military spending $40 m 2025 139th of 150 World Bank People using the internet 52% 2024 144th of 182 World Bank ICT service exports under $1 m 2024 162nd of 162 World Bank ICT service exports, share of service exports 0.1% 2024 161st of 162 World Bank Chinese loans and grants committed $4 m 2021 100th of 122 AidData, Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset 3.0
Sources for this page World Bank Indicators GDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Reserves, … IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 Debt, Budget balance, Current account UN World Population Prospects Population (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy UNHCR Refugee Data Finder Refugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000 U.S. Energy Information Administration Oil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance Ember electricity data Electricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar FAOSTAT Wheat production, Wheat imports, Maize production, Maize imports, Rice imports, Soybean imports, … Our World in Data CO2 CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750 WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0 ) Water stress FAO AQUASTAT Water from abroad AidData Chinese development finance Chinese loans and grants US Consolidated Screening List Sanctions EU financial sanctions list Sanctions UK Sanctions List Sanctions EuRepoC cyber incidents Cyber incidents