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Lesotho Manufacturing (% of GDP)

12.1%as of 2024-14.1% vs 2023

Value added by manufacturing as a share of GDP. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved August 14, 2026.

Trend

20002024 · World Bank

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodManufacturing (% of GDP)
202412.1%
202314.1%
202216.3%
202116.5%
202016.3%
201917.2%
201816.6%
201715.2%
201616.7%
201515.1%
201412.3%
201310.9%

Get this via API

GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=LS&metric_key=manufacturing_value_added_pct_gdp" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Manufacturing (% of GDP) across Africa

View country ranking ->
CountryManufacturing (% of GDP)Period
Nigeria8.3%2025
Kenya7.1%2025
South Africa12.3%2025
Egypt14.5%2025
Ghana10.1%2025
Ethiopia4.2%2025

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