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$, in 2006.
Lesotho ranks 14th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Subsidies in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.41 million current US$ | — |
| 1973 | 3.68 million current US$ | +52.6% |
| 1974 | 5.59 million current US$ | +52.1% |
| 1975 | 5.35 million current US$ | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 2.09 million current US$ | -60.9% |
| 1977 | 9.35 million current US$ | +347.8% |
| 1980 | -29.74 million current US$ | -417.9% |
| 1981 | -14.05 million current US$ | -52.8% |
| 1982 | 33.47 million current US$ | -338.3% |
| 1983 | 23.27 million current US$ | -30.5% |
| 1984 | 27.55 million current US$ | +18.4% |
| 1985 | 28.71 million current US$ | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 31.86 million current US$ | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 61.01 million current US$ | +91.5% |
| 1988 | 74.80 million current US$ | +22.6% |
| 1989 | 89.87 million current US$ | +20.1% |
| 1990 | 119.89 million current US$ | +33.4% |
| 1991 | 139.72 million current US$ | +16.5% |
| 1992 | 143.55 million current US$ | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 259.64 million current US$ | +80.9% |
| 1994 | 232.12 million current US$ | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 241.28 million current US$ | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 240.88 million current US$ | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 242.06 million current US$ | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 189.55 million current US$ | -21.7% |
| 1999 | 187.05 million current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 165.29 million current US$ | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 0 current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2003 | -8.01 million current US$ | — |
| 2004 | -29.14 million current US$ | +264.0% |
| 2005 | -43.97 million current US$ | +50.9% |
| 2006 | -60.35 million current US$ | +37.3% |
| 2007 | -52.27 million current US$ | -13.4% |
| 2008 | -56.09 million current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2009 | -46.40 million current US$ | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 0 current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 current US$ | — |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.15 million current US$. (23 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0 current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.22 million current US$. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Subsidies in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -417.9% | 9.35 million current US$ | -29.74 million current US$ |
| 1977 | +347.8% | 2.09 million current US$ | 9.35 million current US$ |
| 1982 | +338.3% | -14.05 million current US$ | 33.47 million current US$ |
| 2004 | -264.0% | -8.01 million current US$ | -29.14 million current US$ |
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$
- 14 Comoros 0 current US$
- 14 Congo 0 current US$
- 14 Eritrea 0 current US$
- 14 Ethiopia 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Kenya 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Malawi 0 current US$ compare
- 14 Rwanda 0 current US$
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 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.