Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Lesotho
Lesotho: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps was 0 BoP, current US$ in 1989. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Lesotho, 1975–1989
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Lesotho is 0 BoP, current US$, measured in 1989. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Lesotho peaked at 4.37 million BoP, current US$ in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$, in 1975.
That places Lesotho 156th out of 192 countries with data for 1989, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1987 | 4.37 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1988 | 2.29 million BoP, current US$ | -47.7% |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ | -100.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0 BoP, current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.88 million BoP, current US$. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0 BoP, current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.86 million BoP, current US$. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 1980s | 666,140 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 4.37 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 153 Kiribati 16,114 BoP, current US$ compare
- 154 Laos 6,670 BoP, current US$ compare
- 155 Central African Republic 1,290 BoP, current US$ compare
- 156 Ecuador 0 BoP, current US$
- 156 Ethiopia 0 BoP, current US$
- 156 Maldives 0 BoP, current US$
- 156 Myanmar 0 BoP, current US$
- 156 Nepal 0 BoP, current US$
- 156 Syria 0 BoP, current US$
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 foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Lesotho?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Lesotho was 0 BoP, current US$ in 1989, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 4.37 million BoP, current US$ in 1987.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ in 1975.
- How does Lesotho rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Lesotho ranks 156th out of 192 countries with data for 1989.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.