Current budget balance, including grants in Lesotho

Lesotho: Current budget balance, including grants was 722.00 million current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
722.00 million current LCU
Change on year
down 34.3%
World rank
33rd
of 51 countries
All-time high
2.45 billion current LCU
in 2008
All-time low
-26.06 million current LCU
in 1980
Years of data
38
1972–2011

Current budget balance, including grants in Lesotho, 1972–2011

0500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B2.5B1972199120111972: -763.8k current LCU1973: 3.4M current LCU1974: 10.1M current LCU1975: 4.4M current LCU1976: 5.2M current LCU1977: 14.5M current LCU1980: -26.1M current LCU1981: -15.5M current LCU1982: 14.8M current LCU1983: 11.9M current LCU1984: 35.1M current LCU1985: 44.3M current LCU1986: 79.2M current LCU1987: 20.1M current LCU1988: -12.6M current LCU1989: 63.1M current LCU1990: 150.9M current LCU1991: 191.0M current LCU1992: 178.5M current LCU1993: 364.4M current LCU1994: 450.5M current LCU1995: 539.9M current LCU1996: 783.5M current LCU1997: 793.8M current LCU1998: 367.1M current LCU1999: 53.4M current LCU2000: 142.9M current LCU2001: 404.7M current LCU2002: 252.2M current LCU2003: 426.9M current LCU2004: 894.0M current LCU2005: 924.4M current LCU2006: 2.4B current LCU2007: 2.3B current LCU2008: 2.5B current LCU2009: 1.0B current LCU2010: 1.1B current LCU2011: 722.0M current LCU

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 30 Djibouti 7.05 billion current LCU compare
  2. 31 Botswana 3.67 billion current LCU compare
  3. 32 Gambia 2.38 billion current LCU compare
  4. 34 Tunisia 628.76 million current LCU compare
  5. 35 Ghana 412.74 million current LCU compare
  6. 36 Seychelles 371.36 million current LCU compare

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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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Indicator
Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,408 data points, 1965–2011
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The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.