Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0003 million USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Lesotho, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Lesotho stood at 0.0003 million USD per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0003 million USD per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 million USD per person, in 1970.
That places Lesotho 161st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 million USD per person | +22.2% |
| 1972 | 0 million USD per person | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +41.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +28.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +44.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +43.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -13.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +38.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +18.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -42.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +27.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -22.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +25.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +12.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +26.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -15.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -15.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +26.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +31.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +3.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0003 million USD per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0005 million USD per person, 67% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0003 million USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 million USD per person, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Lesotho?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0003 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 million USD per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 161st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
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- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.