GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0031 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0031 USD per square kilometre
Change on year
down 11.7%
World rank
66th
of 182 countries
All-time high
0.0041 USD per square kilometre
in 2011
All-time low
0.0008 USD per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Lesotho is 0.0031 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.0041 USD per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Lesotho 66th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0008 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0009 USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0009 USD per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.001 USD per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0013 USD per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 USD per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0014 USD per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 USD per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0023 USD per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0023 USD per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.002 USD per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0022 USD per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0019 USD per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 USD per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 USD per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 0.002 USD per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 1988 | 0.002 USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.002 USD per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 USD per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0023 USD per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0027 USD per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0026 USD per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0025 USD per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0027 USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 USD per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 USD per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 USD per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 USD per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 USD per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 USD per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 USD per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 USD per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 USD per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0032 USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0032 USD per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 USD per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.003 USD per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.003 USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0037 USD per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0041 USD per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 USD per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0035 USD per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0035 USD per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0033 USD per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0028 USD per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0032 USD per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 USD per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0034 USD per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0032 USD per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 USD per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0035 USD per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0031 USD per square kilometre | -11.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0031 USD per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0006 USD per square kilometre, 4.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0031 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0005 USD per square kilometre, 6.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 USD per square kilometre | 0.0017 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.002 USD per square kilometre | 0.0014 USD per square kilometre | 0.0023 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0025 USD per square kilometre | 0.0022 USD per square kilometre | 0.0027 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 USD per square kilometre | 0.0017 USD per square kilometre | 0.0032 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0035 USD per square kilometre | 0.0028 USD per square kilometre | 0.0041 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0034 USD per square kilometre | 0.0031 USD per square kilometre | 0.0037 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 63 Belgium 0.004 USD per square kilometre compare
- 64 Solomon Islands 0.0037 USD per square kilometre compare
- 65 Estonia 0.0035 USD per square kilometre compare
- 67 Bhutan 0.0029 USD per square kilometre compare
- 68 Switzerland 0.0028 USD per square kilometre compare
- 69 Denmark 0.0028 USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -5.77 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 54.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4215 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 431.19 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.0031 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0041 USD per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 66th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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.
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GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.