Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Lesotho
Lesotho: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1989. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Lesotho, 1975–1989
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Lesotho is 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 1989. 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$), per unit in Lesotho peaked at 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1975.
Lesotho ranks 155th of 191 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$) … unit in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1987 | 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1988 | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -55.2% |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -100.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 152 Guinea 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 153 Algeria 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 154 Laos 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 155 Ecuador 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
- 155 Ethiopia 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
- 155 Maldives 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
- 155 Myanmar 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
- 155 Nepal 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
- 155 Syria 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
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$), per unit in Lesotho?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Lesotho was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1989, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1975.
- How does Lesotho rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Lesotho ranks 155th out of 191 countries with data for 1989.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), 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$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.