Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 208.7% on the previous year and down 120.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.0068 million USD per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Lesotho 163rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -55.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | +100.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | +177.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | -45.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1997 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | +54.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | -51.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | +211.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -85.8% |
| 2009 | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | +744.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | -43.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0049 million USD per square kilometre | +189.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0046 million USD per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 million USD per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0053 million USD per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0068 million USD per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | -61.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | -47.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2021 | -0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -144.5% |
| 2022 | -0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | -33.2% |
| 2023 | -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | +208.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +744.2% | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0068 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 160 South Sudan -0 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 161 Suriname -0.0004 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 162 Yemen -0.0007 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 164 Papua New Guinea -0.0009 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 165 Samoa -0.0011 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 166 Angola -0.0017 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 57.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0799 units per US$ 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Lesotho was -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0068 million USD per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 163rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 120.7%. 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$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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$ divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.