Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Lesotho
Lesotho: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 0.148 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.148 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
down 14.2%
World rank
137th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.1822 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.0074 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1972
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Lesotho, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Lesotho is 0.148 million SLC per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Lesotho peaked at 0.1822 million SLC per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0074 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Lesotho 137th 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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0078 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0081 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0074 million SLC per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0085 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1974 | 0.009 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0083 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0095 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1977 | 0.009 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0093 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0125 million SLC per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0146 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0154 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.019 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0203 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0211 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0222 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0237 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0265 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0312 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0357 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0404 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0414 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0474 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0552 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1994 | 0.056 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.058 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0629 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0732 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0744 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0751 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0883 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1116 million SLC per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1445 million SLC per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1634 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1731 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1524 million SLC per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1654 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1689 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1648 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1593 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1645 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1598 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1532 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1469 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1302 million SLC per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.15 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 0.177 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1596 million SLC per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1822 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1808 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1643 million SLC per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1764 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1724 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.148 million SLC per square kilometre | -14.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.148 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9944 million SLC per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.148 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.44 million SLC per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0089 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0074 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0125 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.023 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0146 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0357 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0584 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0404 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0751 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1492 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0883 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1731 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1604 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1302 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1822 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1653 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.148 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1764 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 134 Saudi Arabia 0.1615 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 135 Greece 0.1544 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 136 Bulgaria 0.1541 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 138 British Virgin Islands 0.1419 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 139 Lithuania 0.1386 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 140 Gambia 0.1371 million SLC per square kilometre 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 0.148 million SLC per square kilometre 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 0.1822 million SLC per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0074 million SLC per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Lesotho rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Lesotho ranks 137th 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 up 0.7%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.