Discrepancy in GDP, value added in Lesotho
Lesotho: Discrepancy in GDP, value added was -46.94 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
-46.94 million current US$
Change on year
down 15.6%
World rank
45th
of 52 countries
All-time high
19.22 million current US$
in 2000
All-time low
-125.09 million current US$
in 1997
Years of data
47
1965–2011
Discrepancy in GDP, value added in Lesotho, 1965–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for discrepancy in gdp, value added in Lesotho is -46.94 million current US$, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of down 15.6% on the previous year and down 512.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, discrepancy in gdp, value added in Lesotho peaked at 19.22 million current US$ in 2000 and was at its lowest, -125.09 million current US$, in 1997.
Lesotho ranks 45th of 52 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Discrepancy in GDP, value added in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | -1.31 current US$ | — |
| 1966 | -1.23 current US$ | -6.7% |
| 1967 | 0.35 current US$ | -128.6% |
| 1968 | 0.35 current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.4 current US$ | +300.0% |
| 1970 | 1.75 current US$ | +25.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6991 current US$ | -60.1% |
| 1972 | -0.9757 current US$ | -239.6% |
| 1973 | 0 current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1974 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1975 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1976 | 2.3 current US$ | — |
| 1977 | -3.45 current US$ | -250.0% |
| 1978 | 0 current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1979 | -2.38 current US$ | — |
| 1980 | -10.41 million current US$ | +438189043.8% |
| 1981 | -13.04 million current US$ | +25.3% |
| 1982 | -51.45 million current US$ | +294.5% |
| 1983 | -39.82 million current US$ | -22.6% |
| 1984 | -47.93 million current US$ | +20.4% |
| 1985 | -32.59 million current US$ | -32.0% |
| 1986 | -23.05 million current US$ | -29.3% |
| 1987 | -46.07 million current US$ | +99.9% |
| 1988 | -47.21 million current US$ | +2.5% |
| 1989 | -47.54 million current US$ | +0.7% |
| 1990 | -45.55 million current US$ | -4.2% |
| 1991 | -47.09 million current US$ | +3.4% |
| 1992 | -62.23 million current US$ | +32.1% |
| 1993 | -3.37 million current US$ | -94.6% |
| 1994 | -47.62 million current US$ | +1314.5% |
| 1995 | -42.98 million current US$ | -9.7% |
| 1996 | -64.96 million current US$ | +51.2% |
| 1997 | -125.09 million current US$ | +92.6% |
| 1998 | -44.69 million current US$ | -64.3% |
| 1999 | -84.07 million current US$ | +88.1% |
| 2000 | 19.22 million current US$ | -122.9% |
| 2001 | -7.66 million current US$ | -139.9% |
| 2002 | -8.04 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2003 | -11.84 million current US$ | +47.3% |
| 2004 | -10.43 million current US$ | -12.0% |
| 2005 | -9.26 million current US$ | -11.2% |
| 2006 | -13.30 million current US$ | +43.6% |
| 2007 | -24.14 million current US$ | +81.5% |
| 2008 | -32.66 million current US$ | +35.3% |
| 2009 | -35.87 million current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2010 | -40.59 million current US$ | +13.2% |
| 2011 | -46.94 million current US$ | +15.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's -46.94 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 current US$. (24 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's -46.94 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 current US$. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Discrepancy in GDP, value added in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -438189043.8% | -2.38 current US$ | -10.41 million current US$ |
| 1994 | -1314.5% | -3.37 million current US$ | -47.62 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0875 current US$ | -1.31 current US$ | 1.4 current US$ | 5 |
| 1970s | -0.2052 current US$ | -3.45 current US$ | 2.3 current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | -35.91 million current US$ | -51.45 million current US$ | -10.41 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | -56.76 million current US$ | -125.09 million current US$ | -3.37 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -13.40 million current US$ | -35.87 million current US$ | 19.22 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | -43.77 million current US$ | -46.94 million current US$ | -40.59 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 42 Mauritius -34,836 current US$ compare
- 43 Eritrea -5.03 million current US$ compare
- 44 Sierra Leone -44.14 million current US$ compare
- 46 Eswatini -73.06 million current US$ compare
- 47 Madagascar -93.12 million current US$ compare
- 48 Burkina Faso -246.13 million current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -5.77 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 54.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4215 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 431.19 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is discrepancy in gdp, value added in Lesotho?
- Discrepancy in gdp, value added in Lesotho was -46.94 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest discrepancy in gdp, value added recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 19.22 million current US$ in 2000.
- What is the lowest discrepancy in gdp, value added recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -125.09 million current US$ in 1997.
- How does Lesotho rank for discrepancy in gdp, value added?
- Lesotho ranks 45th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is discrepancy in gdp, value added rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 512.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Discrepancy in GDP, value added (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This is the discrepancy included in the value added of services, etc. Covered here are any discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from linking new and old series in the World Bank data base. Data are in current U.S. dollars.