Primary balance, excluding interest in Lesotho
Lesotho: Primary balance, excluding interest was -1.74 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Primary balance, excluding interest in Lesotho, 1980–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded -1.74 billion current LCU for primary balance, excluding interest in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 139.7% on the previous year and down 3,718.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary balance, excluding interest in Lesotho peaked at 1.81 billion current LCU in 2006 and was at its lowest, -1.74 billion current LCU, in 2011.
That places Lesotho 20th out of 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -53.44 million current LCU | -224.00 million current LCU | 67.36 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | -88.85 million current LCU | -692.00 million current LCU | 77.12 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 405.78 million current LCU | -461.30 million current LCU | 1.81 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.24 billion current LCU | -1.74 billion current LCU | -727.50 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)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.3794 per 100 people (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary balance, excluding interest in Lesotho?
- Primary balance, excluding interest in Lesotho was -1.74 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest primary balance, excluding interest recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 billion current LCU in 2006.
- What is the lowest primary balance, excluding interest recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.74 billion current LCU in 2011.
- How does Lesotho rank for primary balance, excluding interest?
- Lesotho ranks 20th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is primary balance, excluding interest rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3,718.3%. 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 Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Primary deficit, excluding interest (current LCU).