Wholesale and retail trade, value added in Lesotho
Lesotho: Wholesale and retail trade, value added was 1.41 billion current LCU in 2011. β Volatile
Wholesale and retail trade, value added in Lesotho, 1965β2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wholesale and retail trade, value added in Lesotho is 1.41 billion current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 209.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wholesale and retail trade, value added in Lesotho peaked at 1.41 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.80 million current LCU, in 1965.
Lesotho ranks 44th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.80 million current LCU | 1.80 million current LCU | 1.80 million current LCU | 1 |
| 1980s | 54.06 million current LCU | 22.83 million current LCU | 104.20 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 305.57 million current LCU | 119.90 million current LCU | 494.40 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 738.88 million current LCU | 383.10 million current LCU | 1.17 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 billion current LCU | 1.28 billion current LCU | 1.41 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 41 Eritrea 3.25 billion current LCU compare
- 42 Guinea-Bissau 2.83 billion current LCU compare
- 43 Eswatini 2.24 billion current LCU compare
- 45 Seychelles 838.37 million current LCU compare
- 46 Malawi 104.80 million current LCU compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.044 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 22.74 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 16.61 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0602 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.9379 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 1,021 units per person (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -54.92 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wholesale and retail trade, value added in Lesotho?
- Wholesale and retail trade, value added in Lesotho was 1.41 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest wholesale and retail trade, value added recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest wholesale and retail trade, value added recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.80 million current LCU in 1965.
- How does Lesotho rank for wholesale and retail trade, value added?
- Lesotho ranks 44th out of 46 countries with data for 2011.
- Is wholesale and retail trade, value added rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 209.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Wholesale and retail trade, value added (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Value added in trade is defined as the value of output of the trade industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Trade is a subset of services, comprising wholesale and retail trade, and hotel and restaurants (ISIC 50-55). Data are in current local currency.