Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Lesotho
Lesotho: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 0.18 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.18 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
down 12.9%
World rank
145th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.2066 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1970
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 0.18 million SLC per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% on the previous year and up 118.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Lesotho peaked at 0.2066 million SLC per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Lesotho 145th 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 | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 million SLC per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 million SLC per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1982 | 0.001 million SLC per square kilometre | +35.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0012 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0014 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0016 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0021 million SLC per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0026 million SLC per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0035 million SLC per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0044 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0054 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0063 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1992 | 0.008 million SLC per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1993 | 0.01 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0106 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0122 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0149 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0186 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0218 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0237 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0304 million SLC per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0476 million SLC per square kilometre | +57.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0644 million SLC per square kilometre | +35.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0635 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0711 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0688 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0838 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0868 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1021 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0851 million SLC per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0705 million SLC per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0788 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0767 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0823 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1069 million SLC per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 2015 | 0.15 million SLC per square kilometre | +40.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1707 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1542 million SLC per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1853 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1959 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.182 million SLC per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1942 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2066 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.18 million SLC per square kilometre | -12.9% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.18 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.44 million SLC per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.18 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.37 million SLC per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0005 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0019 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0006 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0044 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0132 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0054 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0237 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0704 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0304 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1021 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1272 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0705 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1959 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1907 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.18 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2066 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 142 Cuba 0.2124 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 143 Suriname 0.2124 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 144 British Virgin Islands 0.1882 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 146 Brazil 0.1735 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 147 Lithuania 0.1718 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 148 Croatia 0.169 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 0.18 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 0.2066 million SLC per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Lesotho ranks 145th 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 118.7%. 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, 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 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 ÷ 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 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.