Direct investment in Lesotho
Lesotho: Direct investment was 49.78 million US dollar in 2025. β² Rising
Direct investment in Lesotho, 2014β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 49.78 million US dollar for direct investment in 2025.
The figure is up 31.2% on the previous year and up 21.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, direct investment in Lesotho peaked at 53.32 million US dollar in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 US dollar, in 2014.
That places Lesotho 143rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.65 million US dollar | 0 US dollar | 53.32 million US dollar | 6 |
| 2020s | 38.90 million US dollar | 32.17 million US dollar | 49.78 million US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 140 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 88.72 million US dollar compare
- 141 Solomon Islands 77.59 million US dollar compare
- 142 Sudan 54.24 million US dollar compare
- 144 Sint Maarten 49.58 million US dollar compare
- 145 Tonga 42.72 million US dollar compare
- 146 Guyana 39.70 million US dollar compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate -3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 2,484 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.044 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 22.74 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 16.61 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0602 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.9379 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 1,021 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is direct investment in Lesotho?
- Direct investment in Lesotho was 49.78 million US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest direct investment recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 53.32 million US dollar in 2017.
- What is the lowest direct investment recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 US dollar in 2014.
- How does Lesotho rank for direct investment?
- Lesotho ranks 143rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Direct investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.