Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Lesotho
Lesotho: Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.2444 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, 2019–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Lesotho is 0.2444 US dollar per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.1% on the previous year and up 470.2% over ten years.
That places Lesotho 71st out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.0429 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2020 | 0.1382 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +222.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1158 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1105 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1681 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +52.1% |
| 2024 | 0.172 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2444 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +42.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.2444 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0191 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 12.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.2444 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0423 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 5.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0429 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0429 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0429 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.1582 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1105 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2444 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 68 Thailand 0.2586 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 69 Colombia 0.2568 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 70 Uruguay 0.254 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 72 Bulgaria 0.2411 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 73 Burkina Faso 0.2279 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 74 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2249 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
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 portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Lesotho?
- Portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Lesotho was 0.2444 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2444 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0429 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 71st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 470.2%. 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 Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.