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Lesotho

Lesotho ( lih-SOO-too, Sotho pronunciation: [lɪˈsʊːtʰʊ]), formally the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. As an enclave of South Africa, with which it shares a 1,106 km border, it is the only sovereign enclave in the world outside of the Italian Peninsula. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the highest peak in Southern Africa. It has an area of over 30,000 km2 (11,600 sq mi) and has a population of about 2 million. Its capital and largest city is Maseru. The country is also known by the nickname The Mountain Kingdom.The Sotho ethnic group (also known as Basotho), from which the country derives its name, composes 99.7% of the country's population, making it one of the most ethnically homogenous in the world. Their native language, Sesotho, is the official language along with English. The name Lesotho translates to "land of the Sesotho speakers".Lesotho was formed in 1822 by King Moshoeshoe I. Continuous encroachments by Dutch settlers made the King enter into an agreement with the British Empire to become a protectorate in 1868 and, in 1884, a crown colony. In 1966 it achieved independence, and was subsequently ruled by the Basotho National Party (BNP) for two ... [More]
  • Last : 66,170.45
  • High : 68,074.28
  • Low : 65,658.29
  • Max Fluctuation : 386.65
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.47%
  • Open : 67,585.14
  • Time : 06:09:59
  • Yesterday : 67,339.34
  • Change % : 1.77%
  • Change : 1,168.89
  • Last : 2,162.02
  • High : 2,162.78
  • Low : 2,158.91
  • Max Fluctuation : 1.66
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.14%
  • Open : 2,160.44
  • Time : 06:12:02
  • Yesterday : 2,160.44
  • Change % : 0.07%
  • Change : 1.58
  • Last : 82.12
  • High : 82.22
  • Low : 82.01
  • Max Fluctuation : 0.06
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.02%
  • Open : 82.21
  • Time : 06:11:56
  • Yesterday : 82.23
  • Change % : 0.13%
  • Change : 0.11
  • Last : 0.9175
  • High : 0.9181
  • Low : 0.9175
  • Max Fluctuation : -
  • Max Fluctuation % : -
  • Open : -
  • Time : 18 Mar
  • Yesterday : 0.9175
  • Change % : 0%
  • Change : 0

Lesotho Currency Markets

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
EUR/LSL Ask 20.5582 - 20.5582 20.646 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/15 Time 16:24
USD/LSL Ask 18.78 - 18.59 18.78 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/15 Time 6:07
ZAR/LSL Ask 1.0029 - 0.9922 1.004 0.00 0.00% 2022/06/01 Time 23:03
GBP/LSL Ask 19.5198 - 19.5198 19.5198 0.00 0.00% 2022/06/01 Time 16:05
LSL/GBP Ask 0.0511 - 0.0511 0.0511 0.00 0.00% 2022/06/01 Time 16:05
LSL/USD Ask 0.0644 - 0.064 0.0644 0.00 0.00% 2022/06/01 Time 16:05

Economic Indicators + Forecasts

  • Actual

  • Forecast

Indicator Last Time Previous Metric
Balance of Trade
-3329 -3766 -3766 -564
CPI Housing Utilities
107 47.02 107 107
CPI Transportation
105 51.18 106 107
Competitiveness Index
42.9 19 Dec 42.32 Points
Competitiveness Rank
131 19 Dec 130
Consumer Price Index CPI
111 37.2 110 111
Corporate Tax Rate
25 25 25 35
Corruption Index
39 32 37 49
Corruption Rank
93 55 99 99
Credit Rating
30 23 Jul
Currency
18.75 -0.39 18.73 19.9
Current Account
-88.91 -1928 -1496 1104
Current Account to GDP
-7.6 -39.67 -4.4 14.65
Deposit Interest Rate
4.74 2.34 4.74 13.34
Ease of Doing Business
122 19 Dec 106
Exports
3949 597 3556 5050
External Debt
18112 0 18194 18194
Food Inflation
11.7 0.67 10.3 18.72
GDP
2.24 0.03 2.35 2.58
GDP Annual Growth Rate
0.59 -17.68 1.29 26.4
GDP Constant Prices
5188 3814 4932 5909
GDP From Agriculture
301 177 336 543
GDP From Construction
186 88.32 183 481
GDP From Manufacturing
712 324 556 834
GDP From Mining
195 76.64 234 356
GDP From Public Administration
735 667 704 1123
GDP From Services
355 290 332 886
GDP From Transport
101 89.6 98.54 167
GDP From Utilities
250 162 214 367
GDP Growth Rate
0.32 -17.86 1.35 11.37
GDP per capita
951 259 950 1140
GDP per capita PPP
2240 1266 2239 2687
Government Budget
-6.3 -9.5 -5.9 11.6
Government Debt to GDP
59.9 36.9 57.6 88.66
IP Addresses
8088 17 Mar 8572 IP
Imports
7278 1587 7322 7566
Inflation Rate
8.2 2 7.2 35.14
Inflation Rate Mom
0.9 -0.2 0.9 1.6
Interest Rate
7.75 3.5 7.75 20.42
Internet Speed
5078 17 Mar 9368 KBps
Military Expenditure
34.7 22 Dec 37 USD Million
Minimum Wages
1881 1178 1881 1881
Money Supply M0
9959 702 9563 9959
Money Supply M1
7226 1396 5922 7907
Money Supply M2
17185 2191 15485 17185
Personal Income Tax Rate
30 30 30 35
Population
2.31 0.74 2.28 2.31
Terrorism Index
0 0 0 1.47
Unemployment Rate
16.3 15.2 16.7 18.5
Indicator Actual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Metric
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