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Lesotho Consumer Price Index

This page tracks consumer price inflation in Lesotho from the Bureau of Statistics' monthly CPI report. Annual inflation was 2.6% in August 2026, down from 2.9% in July 2026. Food prices were down 0.1% on a year earlier.

Latest report: . Last updated 13 October 2026. Updated monthly. Source: Bureau of Statistics.

Next update: the September 2026 report, expected in the second half of October 2026.

Annual inflation, August 2026

2.6%

From 2.9% a month earlier

Food inflation, August 2026

-0.1%

Food is 32.6% of the basket

Peak since October 2023

8.2%

January 2024

Price index (2022 = 100)

121.70

Monthly change 0.0%

Published since 13 October 2023. The full dataset for October 2023 to September 2026, with every source document and label, is held in the Data Matrix archive and is available to buy.

Inflation since October 2023

Annual inflation since October 2023, percent
-4%0%4%8%12%2024Jul2025Jul2026JulHeadline inflation, October 2023: 6.5% a yearHeadline inflation, November 2023: 6.8% a yearHeadline inflation, December 2023: 7.2% a yearHeadline inflation, January 2024: 8.2% a yearHeadline inflation, February 2024: 7.3% a yearHeadline inflation, March 2024: 7.4% a yearHeadline inflation, April 2024: 7.1% a yearHeadline inflation, May 2024: 6.3% a yearHeadline inflation, June 2024: 6.5% a yearHeadline inflation, July 2024: 6.7% a yearHeadline inflation, August 2024: 6.0% a yearHeadline inflation, September 2024: 5.2% a yearHeadline inflation, October 2024: 4.7% a yearHeadline inflation, November 2024: 4.4% a yearHeadline inflation, December 2024: 3.7% a yearHeadline inflation, January 2025: 3.6% a yearHeadline inflation, February 2025: 4.1% a yearHeadline inflation, March 2025: 4.2% a yearHeadline inflation, April 2025: 4.0% a yearHeadline inflation, May 2025: 4.4% a yearHeadline inflation, June 2025: 4.3% a yearHeadline inflation, July 2025: 4.4% a yearHeadline inflation, August 2025: 4.6% a yearHeadline inflation, September 2025: 4.7% a yearHeadline inflation, October 2025: 4.5% a yearHeadline inflation, November 2025: 4.3% a yearHeadline inflation, December 2025: 4.1% a yearHeadline inflation, January 2026: 3.4% a yearHeadline inflation, February 2026: 2.7% a yearHeadline inflation, March 2026: 2.2% a yearHeadline inflation, May 2026: 3.5% a yearHeadline inflation, June 2026: 3.7% a yearHeadline inflation, July 2026: 2.9% a yearHeadline inflation, August 2026: 2.6% a yearFood inflation, October 2023: 7.3% a yearFood inflation, November 2023: 9.2% a yearFood inflation, December 2023: 10.3% a yearFood inflation, January 2024: 11.7% a yearFood inflation, February 2024: 9.1% a yearFood inflation, March 2024: 9.7% a yearFood inflation, April 2024: 10.4% a yearFood inflation, May 2024: 8.2% a yearFood inflation, June 2024: 8.3% a yearFood inflation, July 2024: 9.0% a yearFood inflation, August 2024: 9.3% a yearFood inflation, September 2024: 9.0% a yearFood inflation, October 2024: 8.3% a yearFood inflation, November 2024: 6.7% a yearFood inflation, December 2024: 5.6% a yearFood inflation, January 2025: 5.2% a yearFood inflation, February 2025: 6.0% a yearFood inflation, March 2025: 6.4% a yearFood inflation, April 2025: 6.4% a yearFood inflation, May 2025: 6.3% a yearFood inflation, June 2025: 6.5% a yearFood inflation, July 2025: 6.3% a yearFood inflation, August 2025: 6.5% a yearFood inflation, September 2025: 6.2% a yearFood inflation, October 2025: 5.8% a yearFood inflation, November 2025: 5.4% a yearFood inflation, December 2025: 4.6% a yearFood inflation, January 2026: 3.5% a yearFood inflation, February 2026: 2.6% a yearFood inflation, March 2026: 2.3% a yearFood inflation, May 2026: 1.7% a yearFood inflation, June 2026: 1.8% a yearFood inflation, July 2026: 1.3% a yearFood inflation, August 2026: -0.1% a yearHeadline 2.6%Food -0.1%© 2026 Data Matrix · datamatrix.co.ls · Source: Bureau of Statistics · Free to reuse with credit

Since October 2023, annual inflation has ranged from 2.2% in March 2026 to 8.2% in January 2024. In August 2026 food prices were rising more slowly than the basket as a whole. The calendar shows the annual rate for each month: darker cells are higher inflation.

Inflation calendar: annual rate by month
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec20236.8%2023, January: 6.8%7.4%2023, February: 7.4%6.8%2023, March: 6.8%6.7%2023, April: 6.7%6.9%2023, May: 6.9%5.6%2023, June: 5.6%4.5%2023, July: 4.5%5.2%2023, August: 5.2%5.8%2023, September: 5.8%6.5%2023, October: 6.5%6.8%2023, November: 6.8%7.2%2023, December: 7.2%20248.2%2024, January: 8.2%7.3%2024, February: 7.3%7.4%2024, March: 7.4%7.1%2024, April: 7.1%6.3%2024, May: 6.3%6.5%2024, June: 6.5%6.7%2024, July: 6.7%6.0%2024, August: 6.0%5.2%2024, September: 5.2%4.7%2024, October: 4.7%4.4%2024, November: 4.4%3.7%2024, December: 3.7%20253.6%2025, January: 3.6%4.1%2025, February: 4.1%4.2%2025, March: 4.2%4.0%2025, April: 4.0%4.4%2025, May: 4.4%4.3%2025, June: 4.3%4.4%2025, July: 4.4%4.6%2025, August: 4.6%4.7%2025, September: 4.7%4.5%2025, October: 4.5%4.3%2025, November: 4.3%4.1%2025, December: 4.1%20263.4%2026, January: 3.4%2.7%2026, February: 2.7%2.2%2026, March: 2.2%2026, April: not available3.5%2026, May: 3.5%3.7%2026, June: 3.7%2.9%2026, July: 2.9%2.6%2026, August: 2.6%2026, September: not available2026, October: not available2026, November: not available2026, December: not availableNot availableLowerHigher© 2026 Data Matrix · datamatrix.co.ls · Source: Bureau of Statistics · Free to reuse with credit

Every month since October 2023

Consumer price index and inflation by month. n/a means the Bureau did not publish a report for that month.
MonthIndexAnnualMonthlyFood annual
Aug 2026121.702.6%0.0%-0.1%
Jul 2026121.692.9%-0.4%1.3%
Jun 2026122.203.7%0.4%1.8%
May 2026121.743.5%1.1%1.7%
Apr 2026120.37n/an/an/a
Mar 2026118.912.2%0.1%2.3%
Feb 2026118.812.7%-0.2%2.6%
Jan 2026119.053.4%0.1%3.5%
Dec 2025118.984.1%0.1%4.6%
Nov 2025118.904.3%0.1%5.4%
Oct 2025118.814.5%0.0%5.8%
Sep 2025118.784.7%0.1%6.2%
Aug 2025118.654.6%0.3%6.5%
Jul 2025118.274.4%0.3%6.3%
Jun 2025117.874.3%0.2%6.5%
May 2025117.594.4%0.7%6.3%
Apr 2025116.794.0%0.4%6.4%
Mar 2025116.364.2%0.5%6.4%
Feb 2025115.724.1%0.5%6.0%
Jan 2025115.123.6%0.7%5.2%
Dec 2024114.283.7%0.2%5.6%
Nov 2024114.014.4%0.3%6.7%
Oct 2024113.694.7%0.2%8.3%
Sep 2024113.485.2%0.0%9.0%
Aug 2024113.426.0%0.2%9.3%
Jul 2024113.236.7%0.2%9.0%
Jun 2024112.956.5%0.3%8.3%
May 2024112.666.3%0.3%8.2%
Apr 2024112.347.1%0.6%10.4%
Mar 2024111.627.4%0.4%9.7%
Feb 2024111.177.3%0.0%9.1%
Jan 2024111.148.2%0.9%11.7%
Dec 2023110.167.2%0.9%10.3%
Nov 2023109.216.8%0.5%9.2%
Oct 2023108.626.5%0.7%7.3%

Methodology

Figures come from Table 1 of the Bureau of Statistics' monthly Consumer Price Index report: the overall CPI row and the food and non-alcoholic beverages row. Data Matrix reads each report as it is published and checks the annual rate in the table against the rate stated in the report's summary. If they disagree, the month is held for review.

When a later report revises a month, both prints are kept and this page shows the latest. The April 2026 report was not published on the Bureau's website, so its rates show as n/a; its index level comes from the May 2026 report.

Common questions

What is the inflation rate in Lesotho this month?

Annual consumer price inflation in Lesotho was 2.6% in August 2026, according to the Bureau of Statistics. Food inflation was -0.1%.

When does the Bureau of Statistics publish CPI?

Each month's CPI report appears around the third week of the following month. This page checks for it daily from the 18th to the 28th and adds it as soon as it appears.

What is the CPI index base?

The index is based on 2022 = 100, with expenditure weights from the 2017/18 Household Budget Survey.

Release history

  • First published, with the Bureau of Statistics August 2026 report and monthly history from August 2021.
  • Moved to the new Data Matrix website with interactive charts and heatmaps. The full October 2023 to September 2026 dataset is available from the Data Matrix archive.
  • First published by Data Matrix.

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