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Lesotho: Primary income receipts

686.31Mcurrent USD · 2025+58.8% since 2015

Primary income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars. Annual figures for Lesotho from 1975 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
2025686,313,709.221
2024614,845,830.031
2023577,346,076.591
2022597,805,944.838
2021535,046,831.69
2020513,206,241.774
2019587,024,779.519
2018632,365,989.576
2017608,822,527.969
2016532,730,079.125
2015432,062,213.818
2014485,782,302.489
2013540,218,886.01
2012618,227,992.905
2011727,091,789.655
2010743,912,043.79
2009698,011,765.205
2008748,497,775.885
2007795,523,663.137
2006744,776,677.649
2005723,114,325.814
2004758,714,985.597
2003641,303,185.196
2002442,963,961.147
2001465,914,597.033
2000555,158,040.877
1999615,884,899.388
1998689,135,233.86
1997934,708,455.126
1996987,557,045.965
19951,137,191,550.674
19941,164,246,517.901
19931,062,331,153.082
19921,141,420,075.12
19911,044,859,210.323
19901,009,547,107.535
1989881,766,989.755
1988870,296,750.476
1987949,565,965.768
1986620,862,643.505
1985591,444,130.135
1984777,556,550.797
1983889,010,362.634
1982812,244,829.102
1981301,853,186.185
1980273,100,650.139
1979219,709,066.686
1978183,539,999.84
1977170,659,999.852
1976142,714,999.876
1975126,976,355.998

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Primary income receipts. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-primary-income-receipts (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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