Transportation, storage and communication, value added in Lesotho
Lesotho: Transportation, storage and communication, value added was 1.08 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Transportation, storage and communication, value added in Lesotho, 1965–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transportation, storage and communication, value added in Lesotho is 1.08 billion current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 303.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transportation, storage and communication, value added in Lesotho peaked at 1.08 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 400,000 current LCU, in 1965.
That places Lesotho 43rd out of 45 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 400,000 current LCU | 400,000 current LCU | 400,000 current LCU | 1 |
| 1980s | 25.84 million current LCU | 12.19 million current LCU | 52.00 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 116.74 million current LCU | 58.70 million current LCU | 182.90 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 496.50 million current LCU | 227.22 million current LCU | 848.44 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 billion current LCU | 955.62 million current LCU | 1.08 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 40 Comoros 3.40 billion current LCU compare
- 41 Eswatini 1.67 billion current LCU compare
- 42 Seychelles 1.21 billion current LCU compare
- 44 Guinea-Bissau 309.50 million current LCU compare
- 45 Malawi 44.70 million current LCU compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -54.92 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 4.27 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 1,021 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 12.07 (2024)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 2.41 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 1,021 (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 transportation, storage and communication, value added in Lesotho?
- Transportation, storage and communication, value added in Lesotho was 1.08 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest transportation, storage and communication, value added recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest transportation, storage and communication, value added recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 400,000 current LCU in 1965.
- How does Lesotho rank for transportation, storage and communication, value added?
- Lesotho ranks 43rd out of 45 countries with data for 2011.
- Is transportation, storage and communication, value added rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 303.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Transportation, storage and communication, value added (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Value added in transport is defined as the value of output of the transport industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Transport is a subset of services, comprising transport, storage and communications (ISIC 60-64). Data are in current local currency.