GNI: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: GNI: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre was 1.58 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
GNI: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 1.58 million current LCU per square kilometre for gni: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 83.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 1.58 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81,579 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1990.
Lesotho ranks 157th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GNI: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 81,579 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 98,195 current LCU per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1992 | 113,834 current LCU per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1993 | 125,674 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 141,225 current LCU per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 159,986 current LCU per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1996 | 179,377 current LCU per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 200,599 current LCU per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 217,066 current LCU per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 240,500 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 258,421 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 338,689 current LCU per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 2002 | 389,997 current LCU per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2003 | 412,342 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 441,041 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 457,345 current LCU per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 500,366 current LCU per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 544,084 current LCU per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 651,034 current LCU per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2009 | 640,013 current LCU per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 692,464 current LCU per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 738,689 current LCU per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 782,431 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 864,130 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 972,174 current LCU per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 1.11 million current LCU per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 1.16 million current LCU per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 1.15 million current LCU per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.33 million current LCU per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 1.34 million current LCU per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.32 million current LCU per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.37 million current LCU per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.52 million current LCU per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 1.58 million current LCU per square kilometre | +3.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.58 million current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.94 million current LCU per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.58 million current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.92 million current LCU per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 155,804 current LCU per square kilometre | 81,579 current LCU per square kilometre | 240,500 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 463,333 current LCU per square kilometre | 258,421 current LCU per square kilometre | 651,034 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 million current LCU per square kilometre | 692,464 current LCU per square kilometre | 1.34 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.32 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.58 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 154 Marshall Islands 1.76 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 155 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.73 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 156 Greece 1.69 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 158 Mozambique 1.55 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 159 New Zealand 1.54 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 160 El Salvador 1.52 million current LCU 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 gni: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Gni: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre in Lesotho was 1.58 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gni: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 81,579 current LCU per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Lesotho rank for gni: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 157th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gni: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GNI: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI: linked series (current LCU) 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.
GNI: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- GNI: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- 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.
About this data
GNI: linked series (current LCU) 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.