Value added, manufacturing growth rate in Lesotho
Lesotho: Value added, manufacturing growth rate was 3.5% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Value added, manufacturing growth rate in Lesotho, 1971–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 3.5% for value added, manufacturing growth rate in 2011.
The figure is down 55.7% on the previous year and down 86.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added, manufacturing growth rate in Lesotho peaked at 35.1% in 1979 and was at its lowest, -12.0%, in 2005.
That places Lesotho 31st out of 46 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.2% | -9.0% | 35.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.4% | -5.6% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | -0.1% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | -12.0% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 3.5% | 7.9% | 2 |
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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 value added, manufacturing growth rate in Lesotho?
- Value added, manufacturing growth rate in Lesotho was 3.5% in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest value added, manufacturing growth rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 1979.
- What is the lowest value added, manufacturing growth rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.0% in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for value added, manufacturing growth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 31st out of 46 countries with data for 2011.
- Is value added, manufacturing growth rate rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Value added, manufacturing growth rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the annual rate of growth of value added in manufacturing. Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2.