Budgetary investment in Lesotho
Lesotho: Budgetary investment was 2.62 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Budgetary investment in Lesotho, 1972–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 2.62 billion current LCU for budgetary investment in 2011. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.1% on the previous year and up 286.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, budgetary investment in Lesotho peaked at 2.62 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, -13.72 million current LCU, in 1984.
That places Lesotho 40th out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Budgetary investment in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.46 million current LCU | — |
| 1973 | 2.39 million current LCU | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 5.17 million current LCU | +116.0% |
| 1975 | 11.76 million current LCU | +127.7% |
| 1976 | 18.84 million current LCU | +60.2% |
| 1977 | 25.58 million current LCU | +35.7% |
| 1980 | 35.25 million current LCU | +37.8% |
| 1981 | 48.73 million current LCU | +38.2% |
| 1982 | 52.98 million current LCU | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 45.05 million current LCU | -15.0% |
| 1984 | -13.72 million current LCU | -130.5% |
| 1985 | 6.85 million current LCU | -149.9% |
| 1986 | 69.55 million current LCU | +915.3% |
| 1987 | 186.22 million current LCU | +167.8% |
| 1988 | 251.47 million current LCU | +35.0% |
| 1989 | 323.90 million current LCU | +28.8% |
| 1990 | 366.85 million current LCU | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 360.73 million current LCU | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 360.02 million current LCU | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 396.77 million current LCU | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 431.18 million current LCU | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 528.02 million current LCU | +22.5% |
| 1996 | 794.73 million current LCU | +50.5% |
| 1997 | 869.65 million current LCU | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 588.85 million current LCU | -32.3% |
| 1999 | 483.85 million current LCU | -17.8% |
| 2000 | 474.73 million current LCU | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 677.45 million current LCU | +42.7% |
| 2002 | 811.83 million current LCU | +19.8% |
| 2003 | 684.65 million current LCU | -15.7% |
| 2004 | 627.62 million current LCU | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 679.27 million current LCU | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 724.30 million current LCU | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 1.15 billion current LCU | +59.0% |
| 2008 | 1.70 billion current LCU | +47.5% |
| 2009 | 1.62 billion current LCU | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 1.92 billion current LCU | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 2.62 billion current LCU | +36.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 2.62 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 59.73 billion current LCU, 4% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 2.62 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.07 billion current LCU, 7% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Budgetary investment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +915.3% | 6.85 million current LCU | 69.55 million current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.03 million current LCU | 2.39 million current LCU | 25.58 million current LCU | 6 |
| 1980s | 100.63 million current LCU | -13.72 million current LCU | 323.90 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 518.07 million current LCU | 360.02 million current LCU | 869.65 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 914.59 million current LCU | 474.73 million current LCU | 1.70 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 billion current LCU | 1.92 billion current LCU | 2.62 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More science & technology data for Lesotho
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 70.33 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7033 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 52.8 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 60.18 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is budgetary investment in Lesotho?
- Budgetary investment in Lesotho was 2.62 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest budgetary investment recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest budgetary investment recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.72 million current LCU in 1984.
- How does Lesotho rank for budgetary investment?
- Lesotho ranks 40th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is budgetary investment rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 286.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Budgetary investment (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Budgetary investment. Data are in current local currency.