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.
Transportation, storage and communication, value added in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 400,000 current LCU | — |
| 1980 | 12.19 million current LCU | +2948.3% |
| 1981 | 14.44 million current LCU | +18.4% |
| 1982 | 17.10 million current LCU | +18.4% |
| 1983 | 19.90 million current LCU | +16.4% |
| 1984 | 21.00 million current LCU | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 25.10 million current LCU | +19.5% |
| 1986 | 25.90 million current LCU | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 31.80 million current LCU | +22.8% |
| 1988 | 39.00 million current LCU | +22.6% |
| 1989 | 52.00 million current LCU | +33.3% |
| 1990 | 58.70 million current LCU | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 70.80 million current LCU | +20.6% |
| 1992 | 78.40 million current LCU | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 90.30 million current LCU | +15.2% |
| 1994 | 105.00 million current LCU | +16.3% |
| 1995 | 117.70 million current LCU | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 138.60 million current LCU | +17.8% |
| 1997 | 163.70 million current LCU | +18.1% |
| 1998 | 161.30 million current LCU | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 182.90 million current LCU | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 227.22 million current LCU | +24.2% |
| 2001 | 267.98 million current LCU | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 337.28 million current LCU | +25.9% |
| 2003 | 342.82 million current LCU | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 425.40 million current LCU | +24.1% |
| 2005 | 519.82 million current LCU | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 580.12 million current LCU | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 660.30 million current LCU | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 755.67 million current LCU | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 848.44 million current LCU | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 955.62 million current LCU | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 1.08 billion current LCU | +13.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.08 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.51 billion current LCU, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.08 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.66 billion current LCU, 1% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transportation, storage and communication, value added 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 | +2948.3% | 400,000 current LCU | 12.19 million current LCU |
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
- 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 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.