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.
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 |
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- 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)
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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.