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Lesotho

Official language: Sesotho, English
Currency: Lesotho Loti
Capital City: Maseru
Area: 30355km²
Subregional membership(s): Southern Africa, Southern African Development Community (SADC), Least developed countires, Land-locked Countries, Sub-Saharan Africa, Non-Oil Producing, Non-Oil LDCs, Land-locked LDCs

2125.3K

₂₀₁₉

Mid-year population

2.6B

₂₀₁₇

GDP at current prices, USD

85.9

₂₀₁₇

Under five mortality rate

104.8

₂₀₁₇

Primary enrolment ratio

Population and migration

United Nations Population Division, United Nations Population Fund

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Average annual population growth rate - Total (%)	4.32	5.49	6.30	6.75	6.93	7.02	7.20	7.20	7.20	7.11
Average annual population growth rate - Urban (%)	27.45	27.45	27.45	27.45	25.65	25.65	25.65
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)	443.3	454.8	466.5	477.8	488.4	497.7	505.7	512.6	518.2	522.8
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)	390.8	400.9	411.4	421.9	431.8	440.7	448.6	455.2	460.8	465.3
Life expectancy at birth - Total (years)	415.9	426.8	437.9	449.0	459.4	468.5	476.6	483.3	489.0	493.6
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 0-4 (%)					48.78		47.88
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 10-14 (%)					38.61		38.79
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 15-19 (%)					45.45		44.91
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 20-24 (%)					59.04		61.74
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 25-29 (%)					79.47		80.01
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 30-34 (%)					91.71		90.27
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 35-39 (%)					100.08		94.59
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 40-44 (%)					93.78		91.17
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 45-49 (%)					81.63		81.18
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 5-9 (%)					42.84		42.66
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 50-54 (%)					66.96		67.05
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 55-59 (%)					51.75		52.65
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 60-64 (%)					37.08		38.97
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 65+ (%)					62.73		68.04
Population - Female (%)	456.75	455.94
Population - Female (thousands)	9,251	9,281	9,321	9,369	9,424	9,485	9,552	9,624	9,696
Population - Male (thousands)	8,784	8,854	8,936	9,022	9,107	9,190	9,271	9,351	9,431
Population - Total (thousands)	18,034	18,135	18,257	18,391	18,531	18,675	18,824	18,975	19,127
Population - Urban (%)	227.70	231.30	234.90	238.50	242.10	245.70	249.30	253.80	257.40
Population - Urban (%)	227.70	231.30	234.90	238.50	242.10	245.70	249.30
Population - Urban (thousands)	4,698	4,833	4,977	5,121	5,265	5,418	5,571
Total fertility rate (per woman)	29.5	29.4	29.3	29.1	29.0	28.8	28.5	28.3	28.0	27.6

Health

United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 adolescent women aged 15-19 - Female (per 1,000 population)			846.0
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)	4,995	4,941	4,788	4,617	4,383
Percentage of children under-five and underweight (%)
Prevalence of undernourishment (%)	100.80	99.90	100.80	100.80	100.80
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age - Total (%)
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)	828.00	828.00	828.00
Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (%)	100.80	99.90	100.80	100.80	100.80
Proportion of population using improved drinking water source - Total (%)	729.00	729.00	729.00	738.00	738.00
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)	261.00	261.00	270.00	270.00	270.00
Under-five mortality rate (Per 1,000 live births)	871.2	846.9	842.4	828.0	811.8

Education

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Statistics Division, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Adult literacy rate - Female (%)				764.37	794.61
Adult literacy rate - Male (%)				609.75	630.63
Adult literacy rate - Total (%)				689.76	714.24
Gender parity index for achievement in mathematics by the end of primary (ratio)
Gender parity index for achievement in reading by the end of primary (ratio)
Gender parity index for participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) (ratio)			9.5	9.4	9.3
Gender parity index of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained (ratio)					9.0
Gender parity index of teachers in primary education who are trained (ratio)	12.1	11.4	10.9	10.5	10.4
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Female (%)	984.24	978.03	953.28	943.11	927.18	919.17	926.55
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Male (%)	1,013	1,009	977.67	970.56	958.14	950.85	959.94
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Total (%)	995.67	993.60	965.52	956.88	942.75	935.10	943.38
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Female (%)	549.18	560.79	536.40	540.45	552.96	541.53	580.86
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Male (%)	388.98	405.27	398.34	398.79	411.39	400.77	428.04
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Total (%)	468.18	482.67	467.10	469.35	481.86	470.88	504.18
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Female (%)		118.98	109.89	106.11	98.46
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Male (%)		80.10	76.50	74.34	65.52
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)		99.45	93.06	90.09	81.90
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Female (%)
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Male (%)
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Total (%)	622.26	612.99	630.45	635.49	643.86	623.70
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Female (%)				845.73
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Male (%)				716.49
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Total (%)				779.67	765.81
Low to high socio-economic parity status index for achievement in mathematics by the end of primary (ratio)
Low to high socio-economic parity status index for achievement in reading by the end of primary (ratio)
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)	53.1	53.1	53.1	53.1
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Female (%)	721.71	742.14	724.95	729.00	726.57	729.90	734.85
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Male (%)		719.37	698.40	705.15	705.96	709.47	721.44
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Total (%)	721.53	730.71	711.63	717.03	716.22	719.64	728.10
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Female (%)	366.66	381.60	382.50	385.92	403.65	402.93
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Male (%)	228.24	242.64	246.42	248.22	261.81	263.07
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Total (%)	296.82	311.76	314.10	316.71	332.46	332.73
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) (%)			363.15	302.31	343.98
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) - Female (%)			374.04	308.25	349.02
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) - Male (%)			352.44	296.46	338.94
Proportion of children at the end of primary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics (%)
Proportion of children at the end of primary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics - Female (%)
Proportion of children at the end of primary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics - Male (%)
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary education - Total (rate)	304.9	306.7	293.7	295.0	297.8	303.8	296.6
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary education - Total (rate)	222.9	222.2	217.3	211.2	215.6	208.5	228.1
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary education - Total (rate)		267.6	219.7	263.5
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)	8.6	8.6	8.6
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (ratio)		12.3
Ratio of girls to boys in tertiary education (ratio)		13.1
Ratio of school attendance rate of orphans to school attendance rate of non orphans (%)
Rural to urban parity index for achievement in mathematics by the end of primary (ratio)
Rural to urban parity index for achievement in reading by the end of primary (ratio)
School life Expectancy in Primary - Female (years)	68.6	68.1	66.4	65.8	64.9	64.6	65.2
School life Expectancy in Primary - Male (years)	70.5	70.3	68.0	67.7	67.1	66.8	67.8
School life Expectancy in Primary - Total (years)	69.6	69.2	67.2	66.8	66.0	65.7	66.5
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Female (years)	27.5	28.8	27.3	27.3	27.7	27.0	29.1
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Male (years)	19.4	20.9	20.3	20.3	20.7	20.0	21.4
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Total (years)	23.4	24.8	23.8	23.8	24.2	23.5	25.2
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Female (years)		7.7	7.1	6.6	6.0
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Male (years)		4.9	4.7	4.4	3.9
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Total (years)		6.3	5.9	5.6	5.0
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Female (%)	675.63	602.10	699.12	661.50	725.58
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Male (%)	484.47	429.30	521.73	513.18	534.69
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Total (%)		510.75	606.24	583.74	623.52

National accounts

United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - National Currency (billions)	182.2	197.9	219.5	255.4	287.8	303.3	315.8
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - US dollars (billions)	25.1	24.1	22.7	23.5	22.6	20.6	23.7

Prices

Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Consumer price index, All item, 2010=100	945.36	1,003	1,051	1,108	1,143	1,219	1,273	1,334	1,403
Inflation rate (percentage change of CPI over same period of previous year)	45.36	54.45	43.83	48.33	28.98	59.40	40.05	42.75	46.71
inflation rate: end of period price indices percentage change over previous year	69.66	40.32	45.54	32.49	46.17	47.97	40.41	48.69	42.84
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period	45.36	54.45	43.83	48.33	28.98	59.40	40.05	42.75	46.71
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (%)	64.62	44.73	49.50	18.09	67.32	39.96	58.50
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (index)	721.17	757.08	798.75	814.77	875.70	914.67	974.07

Energy

African Union Commission, United Nations Statistics Division, U.S. Energy Information Administration

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Coal - Production, Tonnes (thousands)						0.0
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)		2,988	4,455	3,672	3,888	3,960	4,032
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)	5,855	5,992	6,394
Electricity - total biofuels and waste production (Giga watt hours)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)	5,093	2,523	4,681	3,465	3,618	3,780	3,942
Electricity - total Solar wind tide wave production (Giga watt hours)	0.36	0.36	0.36	0.36	0.36	0.36
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)		990.00	1,044	1,044	1,062	1,107	1,161
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)	720.0	720.0	723.6	723.6	723.6	723.6
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)	5,093	2,523	4,682	3,465	3,618	3,780	3,942

Tourism

World Bank, World Tourism Organization, World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
International tourism expenditures - current USD (millions)	2,700	2,268	1,908	1,593	1,620	1,530
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)	17.73	19.53	17.37	15.93	31.41	45.9
International tourism receipts - current USD (millions)	216.0	198.0	153.0	144.0	306.0	432.0	207.0
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)	3,582	3,807	3,897	9,711
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)	3,582	3,807	3,897	9,711	9,738	10,764	10,233	10,557
Rooms in hotels and similar establishments (thousands)	24.8	27.2		24.7	26.3	26.1	31.5	30.2
Total contribution to employment, tourism (%)	95.04	95.31	107.37	112.59	106.29		121.50
Total contribution to GDP, tourism (%)	106.20	112.32	125.28	129.78	119.61		124.20

Transport

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Paved Road (% of total) (%)

Information society

United Nations Statistics Division, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (%)	0.63	0.72	0.99	0.63	0.90
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (10MB) (%)		0.00		0.09
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (256KL2M) (%)		0.63
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2L10MB) (%)		0.00		0.54	0.54
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	17.37	22.68	22.32	21.87	17.73	17.82	4.59	3.60
Internet users per 100 inhabitants (%)	63.00	90.00	135.00	198.00	225.00	292.05	268.11
Mobile telephone subscribers (number)	11,091,186	13,903,335	16,112,655	19,249,101	19,261,269	20,546,253	21,427,236
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	553.50	690.03	794.34	942.03	935.46	990.18	1,024
Number of fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (10MB) (thousands)		0.1		2.7
Number of fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (256KL2M) (thousands)		12.8
Number of fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2L10MB) (thousands)		0.2		11.5	10.7
Number of fixed Internet broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (thousands)	12.1	14.7	20.5	13.5	18.6
Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%)	37.98	41.31	45.00	99.00	144.63
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)	675.00	729.00		833.94	873.00
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%)		288.00		827.64	860.40
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%)				564.30	630.00
Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient - US dollars (billions)	13.0	1.6	8.1	0.6

International trade

International Road Federation

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020

Banking, insurance, financial statistics

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Deposit rate (%) (%)	24.21	25.65	25.65	24.57	21.06
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	65.34	73.89	86.94	97.65	114.84
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	65.34	73.89	86.94	97.65	114.84	132.39	119.88	119.07	130.05
Interest rate - Lending (%)	93.87	91.08	89.28	93.06	95.31

Government finance fiscal and public sector statistics

World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Debt service ratio - Per export (ratio)	18.8	22.0	26.5	27.8	33.2	37.8	32.7
Net ODA - Per capita (US dollars)	1,120	1,190	1,363	449.46	344.07	458.73	591.57
Net ODA - US dollars (millions)	2,311	2,486	2,886	964.5	748.3	1,011	1,321
Total external debt - as % of GDP (%)	303.39	332.91	346.95	352.89	389.43	334.89	331.11	350.82	341.55

Balance of payments

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Economic Commission for Africa

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Capital Account net - US dollars (billions)	1.3	1.7	1.4	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.3
Compensation of employees - US dollars (millions)	5,786	4,942	4,125	3,501	3,304	3,062	3,573	3,836
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)	-120.96	-75.24	-49.68	-44.46	-40.14	-66.96	-62.10
Current account balance - US dollars (millions)	-1,897.5	-3,393.8	-1,509.2	-1,102.6	-698.8	-1,783.8	-1,638.4	-1,030.0
Errors and omissions - US dollars (millions)	430.0	121.0	1,022	119.3	169.7
Financial Account net - US dollars (millions)	-287.6	-1,293.0	734.6	-1,403.9	-1,019.2
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, US dollars (millions)	1,346	1,250	1,110	1,455	1,520	1,190	1,215
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, US dollars (millions)	6,939	2,853	2,844	2,619	2,259	2,399
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, US dollars (millions)	6,939	2,853	2,844	2,619	2,259	2,399
Portfolio Investment (Net) - US dollars (millions)	30.0	27.8	24.7	22.8	20.1
Primary income (Net) - US dollars (millions)	4,778	3,922	3,391	2,858	2,843	2,707	2,973	3,202
Secondary income (Net) - US dollars (millions)	6,126	7,913	7,525	7,255	6,130	4,296	5,352	5,454
Services Balance - US dollars (millions)	-3,976.8	-3,692.3	-3,021.9	-2,693.0	-2,455.8	-2,207.5	-2,777.7	-2,887.5
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)				-569.70
Trade balance - US dollars (millions)	-8,825.1	-11,535.8	-9,403.0	-8,522.5	-7,215.3	-6,579.9	-7,185.5	-6,798.6
Workers remittances (Net) - US dollars (millions)	57.9	49.4	41.3	36.2	32.6

Environment

United Nations Statistics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Carbon Dioxide Emission - metric tons (thousands)	19,802
CO2 emissions, total, per capita and per $1 GDP (PPP) (Kilograms)	4.23
Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP (metric tons)	22.50	19.80	18.00
Energy use (Kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 (PPP) GDP (per 1,000 population)
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)					14.40
Land area covered by forest (%)

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