Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in Lesotho
Lesotho: Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP was -0.4803 in 2027. ◆ Volatile
Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in Lesotho, 2000–2027
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded -0.4803 for direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in Lesotho peaked at 1.86 in 2023 and was at its lowest, -4.83, in 2015.
Lesotho ranks 3rd of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -3.62 | — |
| 2001 | -3.53 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | -3.7 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | -3.74 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | -3.18 | -15.1% |
| 2005 | -1.55 | -51.2% |
| 2006 | -2.11 | +36.4% |
| 2007 | -3.36 | +59.1% |
| 2008 | -1.77 | -47.5% |
| 2009 | -3.9 | +120.7% |
| 2010 | -0.9599 | -75.4% |
| 2011 | -2.34 | +143.8% |
| 2012 | -2.24 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | -2.06 | -7.8% |
| 2014 | -4.54 | +119.8% |
| 2015 | -4.83 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | -3.01 | -37.7% |
| 2017 | -1.8 | -40.0% |
| 2018 | -1.55 | -14.0% |
| 2019 | -1.48 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | -1.26 | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 1.48 | -217.5% |
| 2022 | -0.7683 | -151.8% |
| 2023 | 1.86 | -341.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3537 | -81.0% |
| 2025 | -0.4803 | -235.8% |
| 2026 | -0.4803 | -0.0% |
| 2027 | -0.4803 | -0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's -0.4803 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -2.02, 24% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's -0.4803 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -1.98, 24% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +341.9% | -0.7683 | 1.86 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.05 | -3.9 | -1.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.48 | -4.83 | -0.9599 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.028 | -1.26 | 1.86 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 1 Angola 1.69 compare
- 2 South Sudan 0.0396 compare
- 4 Comoros -0.6 compare
- 5 Kenya -0.6538 compare
- 6 South Africa -0.7 compare
More external debt data for Lesotho
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.7% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 62.08 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 26.56 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.026 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -363,000 NFL, current US$ (2013)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in Lesotho?
- Direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in Lesotho was -0.4803 in 2027, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 in 2023.
- What is the lowest direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.83 in 2015.
- How does Lesotho rank for direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 3rd out of 45 countries with data for 2027.
- Is direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6)). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook (REO) provides information on recent economic developments and prospects for countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Data for the REO for sub-Saharan Africa are prepared in conjunction with the semi-annual World Economic Outlook (WEO) exercises, spring and fall.