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Your guide to exporting from and investing in Lesotho.
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Export from Lesotho
What Lesotho sells and who buys it, the trade agreements, the steps to export and the organizations that help exporters.
Goods exports
US$1 billion
Source: UN Comtrade, Lesotho exports by destination, 2024 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 13, 2025
Invest in Lesotho
The economy at a glance, what to check before you set up, the steps and the organizations that help investors.
Foreign direct investment inflows
US$-5.77 million
Source: UNCTADstat, Lesotho foreign direct investment inflows (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Find public support
The public and membership bodies that help companies, grouped by what you need, each linking to its own site.
Organizations in this guide
17
Promote:Lesotho is an independent guide by Promote:Global, not an official government portal. The organizations named here are independent public and membership bodies, not Promote:Global partners, and every link goes to their own site.
Lesotho at a glance
PopulationEstimate
2.36 million
Lesotho's population was 2,363,325 people in 2025.
Source: World Bank WDI, Lesotho population, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDP
US$2.57 billion
GDP was US$2.57 billion in current dollars in 2025.
Source: World Bank WDI, Lesotho GDP, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDP per person
US$1,089
GDP per person was US$1,088.96 in current dollars in 2025.
Source: World Bank WDI, Lesotho GDP per person, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Real GDP growth
2.0%
Real GDP growth was 1.98 percent in calendar year 2025, by the World Bank's figure.
Source: World Bank WDI, Lesotho real GDP growth, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Inflation
2.6%
Annual inflation was 2.6 percent in August 2026, the Bureau of Statistics' twelve-month consumer price rate.
Source: Lesotho Bureau of Statistics, Consumer Price Index, August 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of August 2026
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Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of October 31, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.