Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho
Lesotho: Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.4215 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho stood at 0.4215 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho peaked at 0.8629 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0989 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1989.
Lesotho ranks 18th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.1165 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.0999 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1724 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1458 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 1985 | 0.162 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 0.189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1677 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0989 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1633 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +59.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4243 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4559 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4867 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5729 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6194 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 0.471 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4681 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5238 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3976 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3318 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3658 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5961 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +63.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5498 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8629 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +56.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6649 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3504 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -47.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4479 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.443 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4376 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2851 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.8% |
| 2018 | 0.285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3238 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3556 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.401 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1408 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0989 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3883 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6194 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4876 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8629 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4064 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6649 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3673 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 15 Solomon Islands 0.4297 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Czechia 0.4252 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Afghanistan 0.4219 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 United Arab Emirates 0.4195 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 San Marino 0.4124 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Cape Verde 0.4119 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 431.19 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.3643 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 396.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 7.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 6.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 7,097 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho?
- Total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp in Lesotho was 0.4215 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8629 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0989 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1989.
- How does Lesotho rank for total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 18th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total reserves minus gold (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.