Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Lesotho
Lesotho: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 0.0019 million SLC per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Lesotho, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
In 2023, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Lesotho stood at 0.0019 million SLC per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.1% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Lesotho peaked at 0.0027 million SLC per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 million SLC per person, in 1972.
That places Lesotho 135th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | -12.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +11.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +31.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +19.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +15.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 million SLC per person | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.001 million SLC per person | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 million SLC per person | +15.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 million SLC per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 million SLC per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 million SLC per person | +17.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 million SLC per person | +26.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 million SLC per person | +29.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 million SLC per person | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 million SLC per person | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0024 million SLC per person | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 million SLC per person | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0026 million SLC per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0025 million SLC per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0024 million SLC per person | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0025 million SLC per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 million SLC per person | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 million SLC per person | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 million SLC per person | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0019 million SLC per person | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 million SLC per person | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 million SLC per person | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 million SLC per person | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0025 million SLC per person | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 million SLC per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 million SLC per person | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 million SLC per person | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 million SLC per person | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 million SLC per person | -15.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0019 million SLC per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0126 million SLC per person, 15% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0019 million SLC per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0338 million SLC per person, 6% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 million SLC per person | 0.0002 million SLC per person | 0.0003 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 million SLC per person | 0.0003 million SLC per person | 0.0006 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 million SLC per person | 0.0007 million SLC per person | 0.0011 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0023 million SLC per person | 0.0013 million SLC per person | 0.0027 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 million SLC per person | 0.0019 million SLC per person | 0.0025 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 million SLC per person | 0.0019 million SLC per person | 0.0024 million SLC per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 132 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0024 million SLC per person compare
- 133 Estonia 0.0023 million SLC per person compare
- 134 Barbados 0.0023 million SLC per person compare
- 136 Greece 0.0019 million SLC per person compare
- 137 Croatia 0.0019 million SLC per person compare
- 138 Afghanistan 0.0018 million SLC per person 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 0.0019 million SLC per person 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 0.0027 million SLC per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 million SLC per person in 1972.
- How does Lesotho rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Lesotho ranks 135th out of 194 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 10.4%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.