Chemicals in Lesotho
Lesotho: Chemicals was 6.0% in 1985. ▲ Rising
Chemicals in Lesotho, 1980–1985
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chemicals in Lesotho is 6.0%, measured in 1985.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.5% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Lesotho ranks 101st of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Chemicals in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.5% | — |
| 1981 | 4.3% | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.9% | -57.3% |
| 1983 | 8.3% | +349.9% |
| 1984 | 4.5% | -45.4% |
| 1985 | 6.0% | +31.5% |
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8724 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 949.98 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -10.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -7.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 2.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 1.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 1,263 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) -2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0538 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemicals in Lesotho?
- Chemicals in Lesotho was 6.0% in 1985, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest chemicals recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 1983.
- What is the lowest chemicals recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1982.
- How does Lesotho rank for chemicals?
- Lesotho ranks 101st out of 153 countries with data for 1985.
- Is chemicals rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing of chemicals and chemical products includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) division 24. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).