Gross public investment in Lesotho
Lesotho: Gross public investment was 17.3% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Gross public investment in Lesotho, 1976–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross public investment in Lesotho is 17.3%, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 35.8% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross public investment in Lesotho peaked at 30.6% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2005.
Lesotho ranks 5th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Gross public investment in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 22.4% | — |
| 1977 | 20.1% | -10.4% |
| 1978 | 17.5% | -12.9% |
| 1980 | 9.9% | -43.4% |
| 1981 | 14.9% | +50.6% |
| 1987 | 30.6% | +105.2% |
| 1988 | 25.7% | -15.9% |
| 1989 | 27.4% | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 26.0% | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 21.5% | -17.6% |
| 1992 | 17.5% | -18.4% |
| 1993 | 16.8% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 16.1% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 16.9% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 22.7% | +33.7% |
| 1997 | 21.9% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 13.0% | -40.8% |
| 1999 | 9.9% | -24.0% |
| 2000 | 8.9% | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | +25.6% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -20.4% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | -17.2% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -43.8% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +26.6% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +90.5% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +28.5% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +35.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.0% | 17.5% | 22.4% | 3 |
| 1980s | 21.7% | 9.9% | 30.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 18.2% | 9.9% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 4.3% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 12.7% | 17.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 24.3% compare
- 3 Libya 22.0% compare
- 4 Ethiopia 18.6% compare
- 6 Congo 15.9% compare
- 7 Cape Verde 14.8% compare
- 8 Mozambique 13.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 13.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3123 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 340.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 6,084 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3404 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 370.67 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 9.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross public investment in Lesotho?
- Gross public investment in Lesotho was 17.3% in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gross public investment recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 1987.
- What is the lowest gross public investment recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for gross public investment?
- Lesotho ranks 5th out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gross public investment rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Gross public investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.