GDP deflator, period average in Lesotho
Lesotho: GDP deflator, period average was 102.62 LCU index 2000=100 in 2009. ◆ Volatile
GDP deflator, period average in Lesotho, 1960–2009
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in LCU index 2000=100.
Analysis
In 2009, gdp deflator, period average in Lesotho stood at 102.62 LCU index 2000=100. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 104.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp deflator, period average in Lesotho peaked at 102.62 LCU index 2000=100 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.7 LCU index 2000=100, in 1960.
That places Lesotho 42nd out of 51 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.83 LCU index 2000=100 | 1.7 LCU index 2000=100 | 2.02 LCU index 2000=100 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.35 LCU index 2000=100 | 2.06 LCU index 2000=100 | 4.88 LCU index 2000=100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.51 LCU index 2000=100 | 6.91 LCU index 2000=100 | 17.71 LCU index 2000=100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.11 LCU index 2000=100 | 19.95 LCU index 2000=100 | 50.09 LCU index 2000=100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.71 LCU index 2000=100 | 52.07 LCU index 2000=100 | 102.62 LCU index 2000=100 | 10 |
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- 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)
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- 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)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0602 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp deflator, period average in Lesotho?
- Gdp deflator, period average in Lesotho was 102.62 LCU index 2000=100 in 2009, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest gdp deflator, period average recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 102.62 LCU index 2000=100 in 2009.
- What is the lowest gdp deflator, period average recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 LCU index 2000=100 in 1960.
- How does Lesotho rank for gdp deflator, period average?
- Lesotho ranks 42nd out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
- Is gdp deflator, period average rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of GDP deflator, period average (LCU index 2000=100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.