Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 0 BoP, current US$ per person in 1989. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Lesotho, 1975–1989
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 1989, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Lesotho stood at 0 BoP, current US$ per person. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Lesotho peaked at 2.57 BoP, current US$ per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1975.
Lesotho ranks 156th of 192 countries on this measure, 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$), per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1987 | 2.57 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1988 | 1.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -48.8% |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | -100.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.81 BoP, current US$ per person. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.3883 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 153 Guinea 0.002 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 154 Laos 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 155 Central African Republic 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 156 Ecuador 0 BoP, current US$ per person
- 156 Ethiopia 0 BoP, current US$ per person
- 156 Maldives 0 BoP, current US$ per person
- 156 Myanmar 0 BoP, current US$ per person
- 156 Nepal 0 BoP, current US$ per person
- 156 Syria 0 BoP, current US$ per person
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$), per capita in Lesotho?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Lesotho was 0 BoP, current US$ per person in 1989, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 BoP, current US$ per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ per person in 1975.
- How does Lesotho rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 156th out of 192 countries with data for 1989.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.