Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was -0 million USD per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Lesotho is -0 million USD per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 244.7% on the previous year and down 121.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0001 million USD per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, -0 million USD per person, in 2023.
Lesotho ranks 162nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 million USD per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 million USD per person | -58.7% |
| 1992 | 0 million USD per person | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 0 million USD per person | +106.0% |
| 1994 | 0 million USD per person | +176.5% |
| 1995 | 0 million USD per person | -49.2% |
| 1996 | 0 million USD per person | +29.9% |
| 1997 | 0 million USD per person | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 0 million USD per person | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 0 million USD per person | +25.6% |
| 2000 | 0 million USD per person | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 0 million USD per person | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0 million USD per person | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0 million USD per person | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 0 million USD per person | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0 million USD per person | -54.8% |
| 2006 | 0 million USD per person | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 0 million USD per person | +220.1% |
| 2008 | 0 million USD per person | -85.8% |
| 2009 | 0 million USD per person | +740.0% |
| 2010 | 0 million USD per person | -54.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +159.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +26.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +35.4% |
| 2016 | 0 million USD per person | -55.6% |
| 2017 | 0 million USD per person | -54.1% |
| 2018 | 0 million USD per person | -15.3% |
| 2019 | 0 million USD per person | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 0 million USD per person | -15.8% |
| 2021 | -0 million USD per person | -138.2% |
| 2022 | -0 million USD per person | -29.7% |
| 2023 | -0 million USD per person | +244.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's -0 million USD per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 million USD per person. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's -0 million USD per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 million USD per person. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +740.0% | 0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person |
| 2023 | -244.7% | -0 million USD per person | -0 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -0 million USD per person | -0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 159 Afghanistan 0 million USD per person compare
- 160 South Sudan -0 million USD per person compare
- 161 Samoa -0 million USD per person compare
- 163 Yemen -0 million USD per person compare
- 164 French Polynesia -0 million USD per person compare
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More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 57.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0799 units per US$ 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Lesotho?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Lesotho was -0 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 million USD per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -0 million USD per person in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 162nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 121.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.