Import price index in Lesotho
Lesotho: Import price index was 163.31 goods and services 2000=100 in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Import price index in Lesotho, 1960–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in goods and services 2000=100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for import price index in Lesotho is 163.31 goods and services 2000=100, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import price index in Lesotho peaked at 163.31 goods and services 2000=100 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 18.62 goods and services 2000=100, in 1971.
Lesotho ranks 22nd of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.49 goods and services 2000=100 | 19.41 goods and services 2000=100 | 24.43 goods and services 2000=100 | 10 |
| 1970s | 32.35 goods and services 2000=100 | 18.62 goods and services 2000=100 | 52.6 goods and services 2000=100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.14 goods and services 2000=100 | 43.96 goods and services 2000=100 | 68.97 goods and services 2000=100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.74 goods and services 2000=100 | 71.8 goods and services 2000=100 | 111.29 goods and services 2000=100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 122.16 goods and services 2000=100 | 84.62 goods and services 2000=100 | 145.65 goods and services 2000=100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 160.83 goods and services 2000=100 | 158.34 goods and services 2000=100 | 163.31 goods and services 2000=100 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 19 Zambia 181.69 goods and services 2000=100 compare
- 20 Côte d’Ivoire 175.58 goods and services 2000=100 compare
- 21 Namibia 168.21 goods and services 2000=100 compare
- 23 Benin 159.92 goods and services 2000=100 compare
- 24 Kenya 159.71 goods and services 2000=100 compare
- 25 Cabo Verde 157.2 goods and services 2000=100 compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 138.87 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate -3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 2,484 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.044 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 22.74 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 16.61 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0602 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import price index in Lesotho?
- Import price index in Lesotho was 163.31 goods and services 2000=100 in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest import price index recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 163.31 goods and services 2000=100 in 2011.
- What is the lowest import price index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.62 goods and services 2000=100 in 1971.
- How does Lesotho rank for import price index?
- Lesotho ranks 22nd out of 40 countries with data for 2011.
- Is import price index rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Import price index (goods and services 2000=100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The imports price index is derived by dividing the national accounts exports of goods and services in current U.S. dollars by imports of goods and services in constant 2000 U.S. dollars, with 2000 equaling 100.