Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector … Private Percent in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector … Private Percent was 10.63 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices in Lesotho, 1960–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2019, gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Lesotho stood at 10.63.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Lesotho peaked at 27.12 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 5.08, in 1970.
That places Lesotho 131st out of 173 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector … Private Percent in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.85 | — |
| 1961 | 8.08 | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 7.25 | -10.2% |
| 1963 | 6.77 | -6.6% |
| 1964 | 6.49 | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 6.62 | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 6.74 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 6.32 | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 6.58 | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 6.76 | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 5.08 | -24.9% |
| 1971 | 7.1 | +39.7% |
| 1972 | 6.9 | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 8.02 | +16.2% |
| 1974 | 7.21 | -10.1% |
| 1975 | 10.41 | +44.3% |
| 1976 | 6.3 | -39.5% |
| 1977 | 17.89 | +184.2% |
| 1978 | 14.93 | -16.5% |
| 1979 | 21.53 | +44.2% |
| 1980 | 23.71 | +10.1% |
| 1981 | 23.05 | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 27.12 | +17.7% |
| 1983 | 17.39 | -35.9% |
| 1984 | 20.33 | +16.9% |
| 1985 | 24.52 | +20.6% |
| 1986 | 18.71 | -23.7% |
| 1987 | 17.09 | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 17.53 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 15.69 | -10.5% |
| 1990 | 14.3 | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 16.2 | +13.3% |
| 1992 | 17.92 | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 14.02 | -21.8% |
| 1994 | 10.93 | -22.0% |
| 1995 | 12.89 | +17.9% |
| 1996 | 11.48 | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 11.66 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 11.29 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 10.38 | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 10.47 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 8.68 | -17.1% |
| 2002 | 8.27 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 10.77 | +30.2% |
| 2004 | 10.55 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 9.52 | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 9.99 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 10.48 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 10.44 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 9.91 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 9.59 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 9.65 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 10.59 | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 10.15 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 10.3 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 11.15 | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 9.22 | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 9.6 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 9.88 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 10.63 | +7.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 10.63 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.64, 84% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 10.63 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.65, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector … Private Percent in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +184.2% | 6.3 | 17.89 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.95 | 6.32 | 8.08 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.54 | 5.08 | 21.53 | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.51 | 15.69 | 27.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.11 | 10.38 | 17.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.91 | 8.27 | 10.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.08 | 9.22 | 11.15 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Lesotho?
- Gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Lesotho was 10.63 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 27.12 in 1982.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.08 in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices?
- Lesotho ranks 131st out of 173 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.