Overall budget balance, including grants in Lesotho
Lesotho: Overall budget balance, including grants was -1.90 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Overall budget balance, including grants in Lesotho, 1972–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, overall budget balance, including grants in Lesotho stood at -1.90 billion current LCU. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is down 130.2% on the previous year and down 1,002.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall budget balance, including grants in Lesotho peaked at 1.68 billion current LCU in 2006 and was at its lowest, -1.90 billion current LCU, in 2011.
That places Lesotho 18th out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overall budget balance, including grants in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | -3.70 million current LCU | — |
| 1973 | 115,250 current LCU | -103.1% |
| 1974 | 4.38 million current LCU | +3698.7% |
| 1975 | -8.01 million current LCU | -283.0% |
| 1976 | -14.32 million current LCU | +78.8% |
| 1977 | -13.29 million current LCU | -7.2% |
| 1980 | -61.31 million current LCU | +361.5% |
| 1981 | -64.22 million current LCU | +4.7% |
| 1982 | -38.17 million current LCU | -40.6% |
| 1983 | -33.18 million current LCU | -13.1% |
| 1984 | 48.86 million current LCU | -247.3% |
| 1985 | 37.44 million current LCU | -23.4% |
| 1986 | 9.65 million current LCU | -74.2% |
| 1987 | -166.15 million current LCU | -1820.9% |
| 1988 | -264.03 million current LCU | +58.9% |
| 1989 | -260.79 million current LCU | -1.2% |
| 1990 | -215.92 million current LCU | -17.2% |
| 1991 | -169.72 million current LCU | -21.4% |
| 1992 | -181.56 million current LCU | +7.0% |
| 1993 | -32.38 million current LCU | -82.2% |
| 1994 | 19.34 million current LCU | -159.7% |
| 1995 | 11.84 million current LCU | -38.8% |
| 1996 | -11.22 million current LCU | -194.8% |
| 1997 | -75.85 million current LCU | +575.7% |
| 1998 | -221.70 million current LCU | +192.3% |
| 1999 | -861.67 million current LCU | +288.7% |
| 2000 | -443.35 million current LCU | -48.5% |
| 2001 | -171.97 million current LCU | -61.2% |
| 2002 | -505.82 million current LCU | +194.1% |
| 2003 | -242.72 million current LCU | -52.0% |
| 2004 | 258.23 million current LCU | -206.4% |
| 2005 | 249.00 million current LCU | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.68 billion current LCU | +574.6% |
| 2007 | 1.12 billion current LCU | -33.1% |
| 2008 | 755.74 million current LCU | -32.8% |
| 2009 | -579.30 million current LCU | -176.7% |
| 2010 | -823.50 million current LCU | +42.2% |
| 2011 | -1.90 billion current LCU | +130.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's -1.90 billion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -34.10 billion current LCU, 6% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's -1.90 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -21.76 billion current LCU, 9% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Overall budget balance, including grants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +3698.7% | 115,250 current LCU | 4.38 million current LCU |
| 1987 | -1820.9% | 9.65 million current LCU | -166.15 million current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -5.81 million current LCU | -14.32 million current LCU | 4.38 million current LCU | 6 |
| 1980s | -79.19 million current LCU | -264.03 million current LCU | 48.86 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | -173.88 million current LCU | -861.67 million current LCU | 19.34 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 212.36 million current LCU | -579.30 million current LCU | 1.68 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.36 billion current LCU | -1.90 billion current LCU | -823.50 million 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 overall budget balance, including grants in Lesotho?
- Overall budget balance, including grants in Lesotho was -1.90 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 billion current LCU in 2006.
- What is the lowest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.90 billion current LCU in 2011.
- How does Lesotho rank for overall budget balance, including grants?
- Lesotho ranks 18th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is overall budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,002.5%. 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 Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.