Subsidies in Lesotho
Lesotho: Subsidies was 0 current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Subsidies in Lesotho, 1972–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subsidies in Lesotho is 0 current US$, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, subsidies in Lesotho peaked at 259.64 million current US$ in 1993 and was at its lowest, -60.35 million current US$, in 2006.
Lesotho ranks 14th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.74 million current US$ | 2.09 million current US$ | 9.35 million current US$ | 6 |
| 1980s | 32.67 million current US$ | -29.74 million current US$ | 89.87 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 199.57 million current US$ | 119.89 million current US$ | 259.64 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -13.09 million current US$ | -60.35 million current US$ | 165.29 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 11 Sierra Leone 13.51 million current US$ compare
- 12 Guinea-Bissau 11.20 million current US$ compare
- 13 Mozambique 7.15 million current US$ compare
- 14 Cameroon 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Chad 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Comoros 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Congo 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Eritrea 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Ethiopia 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Kenya 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Malawi 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Rwanda 0 current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -54.9% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 4.3% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,021 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 12.1% (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 2.41 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,021 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 17.89 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 11.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 625.90 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 5.87 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies in Lesotho?
- Subsidies in Lesotho was 0 current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest subsidies recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 259.64 million current US$ in 1993.
- What is the lowest subsidies recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -60.35 million current US$ in 2006.
- How does Lesotho rank for subsidies?
- Lesotho ranks 14th out of 24 countries with data for 2011.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Subsidies (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current U.S. dollars.