Current budget balance, including grants in Lesotho
Lesotho: Current budget balance, including grants was 722.00 million current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Current budget balance, including grants in Lesotho, 1972–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, current budget balance, including grants in Lesotho stood at 722.00 million current LCU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.3% on the previous year and up 78.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current budget balance, including grants in Lesotho peaked at 2.45 billion current LCU in 2008 and was at its lowest, -26.06 million current LCU, in 1980.
Lesotho ranks 33rd of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.15 million current LCU | -763,750 current LCU | 14.52 million current LCU | 6 |
| 1980s | 21.44 million current LCU | -26.06 million current LCU | 79.20 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 387.31 million current LCU | 53.42 million current LCU | 793.80 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 billion current LCU | 142.88 million current LCU | 2.45 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 910.75 million current LCU | 722.00 million current LCU | 1.10 billion current LCU | 2 |
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More science & technology data for Lesotho
- Scientific and technical journal articles 60.18 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 1.64 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 70.33 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 70.33 per 100 people (2024)
- Share of the population using the Internet 51.8% (2024)
- Research and development expenditure 0.1% (2023)
- Number of people using the Internet 1.02 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.3794 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 8,869 (2024)
- Researchers in R&D 32.24 per million people (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current budget balance, including grants in Lesotho?
- Current budget balance, including grants in Lesotho was 722.00 million current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.45 billion current LCU in 2008.
- What is the lowest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.06 million current LCU in 1980.
- How does Lesotho rank for current budget balance, including grants?
- Lesotho ranks 33rd out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is current budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.4%. 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 Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.