Electricity, gas and water supply, value added in Lesotho
Lesotho: Electricity, gas and water supply, value added was 740.65 million current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Electricity, gas and water supply, value added in Lesotho, 1965–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity, gas and water supply, value added in Lesotho is 740.65 million current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 190.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity, gas and water supply, value added in Lesotho peaked at 740.65 million current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 100,000 current LCU, in 1966.
Lesotho ranks 43rd of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity, gas and water supply, value added in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 200,000 current LCU | — |
| 1966 | 100,000 current LCU | -50.0% |
| 1967 | 100,000 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100,000 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 100,000 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 200,000 current LCU | +100.0% |
| 1971 | 200,000 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 400,000 current LCU | +100.0% |
| 1973 | 500,000 current LCU | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 800,000 current LCU | +60.0% |
| 1975 | 800,000 current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 500,000 current LCU | -37.5% |
| 1977 | 1.60 million current LCU | +220.0% |
| 1978 | 1.80 million current LCU | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 2.00 million current LCU | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 1.64 million current LCU | -17.8% |
| 1981 | 1.64 million current LCU | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.80 million current LCU | +9.8% |
| 1983 | 1.90 million current LCU | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 2.50 million current LCU | +31.6% |
| 1985 | 3.70 million current LCU | +48.0% |
| 1986 | 5.50 million current LCU | +48.6% |
| 1987 | 4.70 million current LCU | -14.5% |
| 1988 | 8.60 million current LCU | +83.0% |
| 1989 | 12.20 million current LCU | +41.9% |
| 1990 | 21.80 million current LCU | +78.7% |
| 1991 | 28.60 million current LCU | +31.2% |
| 1992 | 44.80 million current LCU | +56.6% |
| 1993 | 65.70 million current LCU | +46.7% |
| 1994 | 67.50 million current LCU | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 82.40 million current LCU | +22.1% |
| 1996 | 123.70 million current LCU | +50.1% |
| 1997 | 313.70 million current LCU | +153.6% |
| 1998 | 225.30 million current LCU | -28.2% |
| 1999 | 322.30 million current LCU | +43.1% |
| 2000 | 243.66 million current LCU | -24.4% |
| 2001 | 254.99 million current LCU | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 303.69 million current LCU | +19.1% |
| 2003 | 314.95 million current LCU | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 335.87 million current LCU | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 413.18 million current LCU | +23.0% |
| 2006 | 459.30 million current LCU | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 476.81 million current LCU | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 510.38 million current LCU | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 531.89 million current LCU | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 662.11 million current LCU | +24.5% |
| 2011 | 740.65 million current LCU | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 120,000 current LCU | 100,000 current LCU | 200,000 current LCU | 5 |
| 1970s | 880,000 current LCU | 200,000 current LCU | 2.00 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.42 million current LCU | 1.64 million current LCU | 12.20 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 129.58 million current LCU | 21.80 million current LCU | 322.30 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 384.47 million current LCU | 243.66 million current LCU | 531.89 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 701.38 million current LCU | 662.11 million current LCU | 740.65 million current LCU | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 10.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 138.87 current US$ per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity, gas and water supply, value added in Lesotho?
- Electricity, gas and water supply, value added in Lesotho was 740.65 million current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest electricity, gas and water supply, value added recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 740.65 million current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest electricity, gas and water supply, value added recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,000 current LCU in 1966.
- How does Lesotho rank for electricity, gas and water supply, value added?
- Lesotho ranks 43rd out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is electricity, gas and water supply, value added rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 190.5%. 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 Electricity, gas and water supply, value added (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Value added in gas, electricity and water is defined as the value of output of the ‘Electricity, Gas and Water supply' industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Gas, electricity and water is a subset of industry (ISIC 40-41). Data are in current local currency.