Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Lesotho
Lesotho: Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current was 0.002 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Lesotho, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.002 units per square kilometre for capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 95.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Lesotho peaked at 0.002 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Lesotho ranks 133rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +52.8% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +60.4% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | -37.6% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +76.1% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +50.9% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.002 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0503 units per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.002 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0295 units per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +76.1% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1977 | -37.6% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +60.4% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 130 Ethiopia 0.0022 units per square kilometre compare
- 131 Panama 0.0022 units per square kilometre compare
- 132 El Salvador 0.0022 units per square kilometre compare
- 134 Dominica 0.002 units per square kilometre compare
- 135 Bulgaria 0.002 units per square kilometre compare
- 136 New Zealand 0.0019 units per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 57.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0799 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 87.06 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 50.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0584 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 63.57 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0303 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 33.01 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0491 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Lesotho?
- Capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Lesotho was 0.002 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.002 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Lesotho ranks 133rd out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.