Lesotho - GDP per Capita 1988
$270
+$15 from 1987
Lesotho's gdp per capita was $270 in 1988, increased +$15 from $236 in 1987. This was the 164th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1988▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Monaco | $67,181 | 7.6% |
| 2nd | Liechtenstein | $41,569 | 8.8% |
| 3rd | Switzerland | $32,690 | 7.1% |
| 4th | Japan | $25,500 | 20.6% |
| 5th | Iceland | $25,307 | 11.1% |
| 6th | Luxembourg | $25,219 | 13.9% |
| 7th | Bermuda | $24,958 | 8.3% |
| 8th | Sweden | $24,499 | 13.4% |
| 9th | Norway | $24,207 | 7.9% |
| 10th | Denmark | $22,525 | 5.7% |
| 11th | Finland | $22,044 | 18.3% |
| 12th | United Arab Emirates | $21,570 | -3.5% |
| 13th | United States | $21,417 | 7.1% |
| 14th | Faroe Islands | $20,454 | 7.7% |
| 15th | Canada | $19,013 | 15.9% |
| 16th | Brunei Darussalam | $18,825 | 13.7% |
| 17th | Germany | $17,997 | 16.3% |
| 18th | Netherlands | $17,771 | 5.0% |
| 19th | France | $17,550 | 8.1% |
| 20th | Austria | $17,510 | 9.4% |
| 21st | Greenland | $16,398 | 12.7% |
| 22nd | Belgium | $16,391 | 11.2% |
| 23rd | United Kingdom | $15,987 | 11.6% |
| 24th | Italy | $15,781 | 10.3% |
| 25th | Qatar | $14,682 | 24.7% |
| 26th | Andorra | $14,599 | 13.8% |
| 27th | Australia | $14,303 | 10.0% |
| 28th | French Polynesia | $13,953 | -0.8% |
| 29th | New Zealand | $13,759 | 22.8% |
| 30th | New Caledonia | $12,301 | 36.9% |
| 31st | European Union | $12,197 | 9.4% |
| 32nd | Israel | $11,853 | 26.1% |
| 33rd | Ireland | $10,716 | 13.7% |
| 34th | Hong Kong SAR, China | $10,610 | 17.7% |
| 35th | Bahamas, The | $10,576 | -45.3% |
| 36th | Aruba | $10,056 | 22.0% |
| 37th | Spain | $9,696 | 18.6% |
| 38th | Kuwait | $9,692 | -11.0% |
| 39th | Saudi Arabia | $9,165 | 26.9% |
| 40th | Singapore | $8,914 | 14.4% |
| 41st | Bahrain | $8,772 | 4.5% |
| 42nd | Isle of Man | $8,769 | 25.1% |
| 43rd | Cyprus | $7,646 | 6.4% |
| 44th | Puerto Rico (US) | $7,595 | 8.7% |
| 45th | Greece | $7,492 | 15.5% |
| 46th | Macao SAR, China | $7,243 | 13.5% |
| 47th | Barbados | $7,033 | 2.7% |
| 48th | Antigua and Barbuda | $6,466 | 15.2% |
| 49th | Malta | $5,814 | 14.4% |
| 50th | Libya | $5,736 | -4.4% |
| 51st | Portugal | $5,624 | 19.0% |
| 52nd | Oman | $5,279 | 2.6% |
| 53rd | Palau | $5,145 | 11.5% |
| 54th | Nauru | $5,012 | 11.8% |
| 55th | Korea | $4,889 | 33.7% |
| 56th | Seychelles | $4,392 | 20.7% |
| 57th | St. Kitts and Nevis | $4,206 | 28.3% |
| 58th | Gabon | $4,119 | -3.0% |
| 59th | Argentina | $3,993 | 2.1% |
| 60th | Russian Federation | $3,778 | - |
| 61st | Iraq | $3,707 | 7.9% |
| 62nd | Trinidad and Tobago | $3,656 | -10.5% |
| 63rd | St. Lucia | $3,182 | 13.0% |
| 64th | Suriname | $2,886 | 16.9% |
| 65th | Hungary | $2,812 | 8.5% |
| 66th | South Africa | $2,702 | -3.5% |
| 67th | Uruguay | $2,677 | -6.9% |
| 68th | Cuba | $2,632 | 7.9% |
| 69th | Bulgaria | $2,511 | -45.2% |
| 70th | Panama | $2,509 | -7.4% |
| 71st | Algeria | $2,451 | -16.5% |
| 72nd | Dominica | $2,423 | 15.2% |
| 73rd | Belize | $2,406 | 19.4% |
| 74th | Grenada | $2,404 | 11.2% |
| 75th | Mexico | $2,279 | 3.8% |
| 76th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | $2,234 | -66.5% |
| 77th | Brazil | $2,141 | 2.5% |
| 78th | Botswana | $2,141 | 9.9% |
| 79th | Malaysia | $2,100 | 1.4% |
| 80th | Mauritius | $2,074 | 12.0% |
| 81st | Namibia | $2,063 | 4.7% |
| 82nd | Chile | $2,014 | 14.7% |
| 83rd | Jordan | $1,966 | -12.8% |
| 84th | Georgia | $1,844 | 19.5% |
| 85th | Poland | $1,825 | 7.6% |
| 86th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $1,814 | -0.7% |
| 87th | Romania | $1,753 | -30.4% |
| 88th | Türkiye | $1,686 | -26.0% |
| 89th | Marshall Islands | $1,670 | 8.3% |
| 90th | Jamaica | $1,632 | 37.3% |
| 91st | Costa Rica | $1,555 | -3.6% |
| 92nd | Mongolia | $1,543 | 3.4% |
| 93rd | Fiji | $1,463 | -17.7% |
| 94th | Ukraine | $1,444 | 16.1% |
| 95th | Ecuador | $1,304 | 1.9% |
| 96th | Micronesia, Federated States of | $1,284 | 4.4% |
| 97th | Tunisia | $1,266 | -8.4% |
| 98th | Colombia | $1,260 | -22.4% |
| 99th | Thailand | $1,164 | 20.3% |
| 100th | Cameroon | $1,145 | -27.3% |
| 101st | Vanuatu | $1,125 | 13.7% |
| 102nd | Paraguay | $1,114 | -3.2% |
| 103rd | Morocco | $1,086 | 5.3% |
| 104th | Tonga | $1,078 | 3.9% |
| 105th | Honduras | $1,039 | -23.7% |
| 106th | Papua New Guinea | $985 | -15.1% |
| 107th | Congo, Republic of | $984 | -5.7% |
| 108th | Lebanon | $959 | -0.1% |
| 109th | Guatemala | $919 | 12.3% |
| 110th | Côte d'Ivoire | $910 | -34.0% |
| 111th | Syrian Arab Republic | $898 | -68.2% |
| 112th | Senegal | $880 | -2.4% |
| 113th | Eswatini | $865 | -22.5% |
| 114th | São Tomé and Principe | $847 | -21.3% |
| 115th | Turkmenistan | $846 | 25.3% |
| 116th | Tuvalu | $823 | 37.2% |
| 117th | Djibouti | $817 | -0.6% |
| 118th | Zimbabwe | $816 | 12.3% |
| 119th | Angola | $807 | -25.9% |
| 120th | El Salvador | $806 | 76.1% |
| 121st | Maldives | $799 | 3.8% |
| 122nd | Comoros | $798 | 1.1% |
| 123rd | Samoa | $790 | 18.6% |
| 124th | Dominican Republic | $784 | -37.0% |
| 125th | Mauritania | $762 | 2.2% |
| 126th | Peru | $733 | -63.6% |
| 127th | Cabo Verde | $729 | -12.8% |
| 128th | Philippines | $722 | 8.3% |
| 129th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $673 | -1.6% |
| 130th | Nicaragua | $662 | -33.2% |
| 131st | Albania | $653 | -21.6% |
| 132nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $634 | -60.0% |
| 133rd | Guinea | $574 | 13.8% |
| 134th | Solomon Islands | $567 | 4.9% |
| 135th | Sudan | $553 | 7.0% |
| 136th | Uzbekistan | $551 | 22.4% |
| 137th | Guyana | $545 | -44.5% |
| 138th | Nigeria | $540 | -8.2% |
| 139th | Kiribati | $536 | 21.6% |
| 140th | Togo | $517 | -10.4% |
| 141st | Zambia | $504 | 42.7% |
| 142nd | Bhutan | $489 | 5.1% |
| 143rd | Indonesia | $477 | -15.3% |
| 144th | Central African Republic | $466 | -3.1% |
| 145th | Guinea-Bissau | $454 | 2.1% |
| 146th | Sri Lanka | $434 | -10.5% |
| 147th | Liberia | $424 | 3.7% |
| 148th | Viet Nam | $405 | -52.8% |
| 149th | Haiti | $397 | 21.5% |
| 150th | Uganda | $395 | -48.6% |
| 151st | Kenya | $391 | -48.4% |
| 152nd | India | $358 | 4.0% |
| 153rd | Ghana | $355 | -60.0% |
| 154th | Pakistan | $354 | -36.1% |
| 155th | Rwanda | $344 | -19.8% |
| 156th | Benin | $326 | -35.3% |
| 157th | Tanzania | $308 | -12.2% |
| 158th | Mali | $307 | 15.5% |
| 159th | Burkina Faso | $301 | -4.5% |
| 160th | Niger | $293 | -32.0% |
| 161st | China | $284 | -5.4% |
| 162nd | Madagascar | $281 | -8.8% |
| 163rd | Gambia, The | $275 | -55.9% |
| 164th | Lesotho | $270 | 5.9% |
| 165th | Sierra Leone | $268 | -40.1% |
| 166th | Chad | $264 | -19.9% |
| 167th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $258 | -76.0% |
| 168th | Bangladesh | $248 | -26.9% |
| 169th | Cambodia | $244 | 1,283.4% |
| 170th | Malawi | $229 | -30.0% |
| 171st | Equatorial Guinea | $229 | -19.6% |
| 172nd | Burundi | $202 | -26.7% |
| 173rd | Nepal | $187 | -5.7% |
| 174th | Mozambique | $165 | -11.9% |
| 175th | Lao PDR | $147 | -68.3% |
| 176th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $145 | 3.1% |
| 177th | Myanmar | $40 | -3.0% |
FAQ
What was Lesotho's gdp per capita in 1988?▾
Lesotho's gdp per capita in 1988 was $270. This ranked 164th globally.
How did Lesotho's gdp per capita change in 1988?▾
Lesotho's gdp per capita increased by 5.9% in 1988 compared to 1987.
Which country had the highest gdp per capita in 1988?▾
Monaco had the highest gdp per capita in 1988 at $67,181.
What is the gdp per capita of Lesotho in 1988?▾
The gdp per capita of Lesotho in 1988 was $270. This ranked 164th globally.
How does 1988 compare to 1987 for Lesotho's gdp per capita?▾
Lesotho's gdp per capita went from $236 in 1987 to $270 in 1988, a 5.9% increase.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Lesotho matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 1988. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: 11.6%. View full analysis →
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