Ghana vs Lesotho: Mining and quarrying, value added
Ghana
4.69 billion current LCU
in 2011
Lesotho
1.61 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ghana rank
38th
Lesotho rank
40th
Mining and quarrying, value added over time
- Ghana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 4.69 billion current LCU against 1.61 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 3.08 billion current LCU.
That makes Ghana's figure about 2.9 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Lesotho ahead.
Ghana ranks 38th and Lesotho ranks 40th of 50 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,020 current LCU | 780,000 current LCU | 775,980 current LCU | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 9,621 current LCU | 3.85 million current LCU | 3.84 million current LCU | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 796,160 current LCU | 6.26 million current LCU | 5.46 million current LCU | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 32.49 million current LCU | 3.30 million current LCU | 29.19 million current LCU | Ghana |
| 2000s | 420.22 million current LCU | 376.31 million current LCU | 43.91 million current LCU | Ghana |
| 2010s | 2.85 billion current LCU | 1.37 billion current LCU | 1.48 billion current LCU | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mining and quarrying, value added, Ghana or Lesotho?
- Ghana, at 4.69 billion current LCU against 1.61 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2011.
- What is the difference in mining and quarrying, value added between Ghana and Lesotho?
- 3.08 billion current LCU, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lesotho?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
- How do Ghana and Lesotho rank globally for mining and quarrying, value added?
- Ghana ranks 38th and Lesotho ranks 40th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Mining and quarrying, value added (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value added in mining and quarrying is defined as the value of output of the mining and quarrying industries less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Mining and quarrying is a subset of industry (ISIC 10-14). Data are in current local currency.