Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Lesotho
Lesotho: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was -14.16 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Lesotho, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Lesotho is -14.16 % change on previous year, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 520.7% on the previous year and down 247.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Lesotho peaked at 35.13 % change on previous year in 1979 and was at its lowest, -14.16 % change on previous year, in 2023.
That places Lesotho 216th out of 223 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.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.79 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | -8.98 % change on previous year | -336.8% |
| 1973 | 15.48 % change on previous year | -272.4% |
| 1974 | 5.88 % change on previous year | -62.0% |
| 1975 | -8.33 % change on previous year | -241.6% |
| 1976 | 15.15 % change on previous year | -281.8% |
| 1977 | -5.26 % change on previous year | -134.7% |
| 1978 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -152.8% |
| 1979 | 35.13 % change on previous year | +1164.1% |
| 1980 | 16.72 % change on previous year | -52.4% |
| 1981 | 5.56 % change on previous year | -66.8% |
| 1982 | 23.39 % change on previous year | +321.1% |
| 1983 | 7.06 % change on previous year | -69.8% |
| 1984 | 3.66 % change on previous year | -48.1% |
| 1985 | 5.15 % change on previous year | +40.5% |
| 1986 | 6.67 % change on previous year | +29.6% |
| 1987 | 11.85 % change on previous year | +77.5% |
| 1988 | 17.96 % change on previous year | +51.6% |
| 1989 | 14.42 % change on previous year | -19.7% |
| 1990 | 13.21 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 2.34 % change on previous year | -82.3% |
| 1992 | 14.65 % change on previous year | +527.1% |
| 1993 | 16.42 % change on previous year | +12.1% |
| 1994 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -91.4% |
| 1995 | 3.56 % change on previous year | +151.1% |
| 1996 | 8.43 % change on previous year | +136.6% |
| 1997 | 16.41 % change on previous year | +94.7% |
| 1998 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -89.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8912 % change on previous year | -46.7% |
| 2000 | 17.56 % change on previous year | +1870.7% |
| 2001 | 26.39 % change on previous year | +50.3% |
| 2002 | 29.51 % change on previous year | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 13.07 % change on previous year | -55.7% |
| 2004 | 5.94 % change on previous year | -54.6% |
| 2005 | -11.97 % change on previous year | -301.5% |
| 2006 | 8.54 % change on previous year | -171.4% |
| 2007 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -75.6% |
| 2008 | -2.41 % change on previous year | -216.0% |
| 2009 | -3.34 % change on previous year | +38.2% |
| 2010 | 3.27 % change on previous year | -198.0% |
| 2011 | -2.84 % change on previous year | -186.9% |
| 2012 | -4.16 % change on previous year | +46.4% |
| 2013 | -4.08 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2014 | -11.37 % change on previous year | +178.8% |
| 2015 | 15.22 % change on previous year | -233.9% |
| 2016 | 17.94 % change on previous year | +17.9% |
| 2017 | -9.79 % change on previous year | -154.6% |
| 2018 | 14.16 % change on previous year | -244.5% |
| 2019 | -0.7667 % change on previous year | -105.4% |
| 2020 | -9.12 % change on previous year | +1089.6% |
| 2021 | 7.36 % change on previous year | -180.7% |
| 2022 | -2.28 % change on previous year | -131.0% |
| 2023 | -14.16 % change on previous year | +520.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's -14.16 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.07 % change on previous year. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's -14.16 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.6 % change on previous year. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +1870.7% | 0.8912 % change on previous year | 17.56 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | +1164.1% | 2.78 % change on previous year | 35.13 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -1089.6% | -0.7667 % change on previous year | -9.12 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.18 % change on previous year | -8.98 % change on previous year | 35.13 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 11.24 % change on previous year | 3.66 % change on previous year | 23.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.9 % change on previous year | 0.8912 % change on previous year | 16.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.54 % change on previous year | -11.97 % change on previous year | 29.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 % change on previous year | -11.37 % change on previous year | 17.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.55 % change on previous year | -14.16 % change on previous year | 7.36 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 213 Sudan -11.59 % change on previous year compare
- 214 Tonga -13.09 % change on previous year compare
- 215 Lebanon -13.47 % change on previous year compare
- 217 Kuwait -17.27 % change on previous year compare
- 218 Samoa -21.27 % change on previous year compare
- 219 East Timor -23.05 % change on previous year compare
- 219 Timor-Leste -23.05 % change on previous year 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 value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Lesotho?
- Value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Lesotho was -14.16 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 35.13 % change on previous year in 1979.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.16 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Lesotho ranks 216th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 247.0%. 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 Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.