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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 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 decades. Constitutional government was restored in 1993 after s... [More]
  • Last : 41,273.75
  • High : 41,328.00
  • Low : 40,568.29
  • Max Fluctuation : 277.63
  • Max Fluctuation % : 1.74%
  • Open : 40,633.43
  • Time : 02:35:19
  • Yesterday : 40,596.40
  • Change % : 1.67%
  • Change : 677.35
  • Last : 1,982.26
  • High : 1,982.26
  • Low : 1,980.72
  • Max Fluctuation : 0.73
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.03%
  • Open : 1,980.89
  • Time : 02:36:15
  • Yesterday : 1,980.84
  • Change % : 0.07%
  • Change : 1.42
  • Last : 71.44
  • High : 71.49
  • Low : 71.38
  • Max Fluctuation : 0.03
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.04%
  • Open : 71.47
  • Time : 02:36:14
  • Yesterday : 71.48
  • Change % : 0.06%
  • Change : 0.04
  • Last : 0.9275
  • High : 0.9297
  • Low : 0.9263
  • Max Fluctuation : -
  • Max Fluctuation % : -
  • Open : -
  • Time : 7 Dec
  • Yesterday :
  • Change % : INF%
  • Change : 0.9275

Lesotho Currency Markets

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
EUR/LSL Ask 20.4543 - 20.4543 20.4543 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/07 Time 16:17
USD/LSL Ask 19.01 - 18.99 19.01 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/06 Time 21:30
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
-3766 -3766 -3542 -564
CPI Housing Utilities
107 47.02 106 107
CPI Transportation
107 51.18 104 107
Competitiveness Index
42.9 19 Dec 42.32 Points
Competitiveness Rank
131 19 Dec 130
Consumer Price Index CPI
109 37.2 108 109
Corporate Tax Rate
25 25 25 35
Corruption Index
37 32 38 49
Corruption Rank
99 55 96 99
Credit Rating
30 23 Jul
Currency
18.95 -0.39 18.76 19.9
Current Account
-1159 -1748 -1321 1225
Current Account to GDP
-7.6 -39.67 -4.4 14.65
Deposit Interest Rate
4.74 2.34 4.66 13.34
Ease of Doing Business
122 19 Dec 106
Exports
3556 597 4016 5050
External Debt
15347 0 16341 16341
Food Inflation
7.3 0.67 6.2 18.72
GDP
2.55 0.03 2.37 2.58
GDP Annual Growth Rate
1.5 -17.7 -2.2 26.4
GDP Constant Prices
4933 3814 5030 5909
GDP From Agriculture
347 177 318 543
GDP From Construction
182 88.34 189 481
GDP From Manufacturing
590 324 533 834
GDP From Mining
234 77 204 356
GDP From Public Administration
704 667 840 1123
GDP From Services
326 290 338 886
GDP From Transport
98 90 99 167
GDP From Utilities
214 162 213 367
GDP Growth Rate
1.3 -17.9 1.9 11.4
GDP per capita
968 259 973 1140
GDP per capita PPP
2282 1266 2293 2688
Government Budget
-6.3 -9.5 -5.9 11.6
Government Debt to GDP
52.1 36.9 52.2 88.66
IP Addresses
8088 17 Mar 8572 IP
Imports
7322 1587 7558 7566
Inflation Rate
6.5 2 5.8 35.14
Inflation Rate Mom
0.7 -0.2 0.8 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
8927 702 7478 8927
Money Supply M1
7907 1396 6857 7907
Money Supply M2
16834 2191 14336 16834
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
18 16.8 18.3 18.5
Indicator Actual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Metric
CPI Housing Utilities 107 108 107 111 110 107
CPI Transportation 107 107 108 108 108 107
Currency 18.95 19.4 19.87 20.35 20.85 19.9
Current Account to GDP -7.6 -3.1 14.65
Food Inflation 7.3 4.7 5.2 4.8 4.3 18.72
GDP 2.55 2.61 2.58
GDP Annual Growth Rate 1.5 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 26.4
GDP Growth Rate 1.3 0.5 1 1.4 -1.2 11.4
GDP per capita 968 989 1140
GDP per capita PPP 2282 2332 2688
Government Budget -6.3 2.3 11.6
Government Debt to GDP 52.1 54 88.66
Inflation Rate 6.5 5 4.6 4.2 4 35.14
Inflation Rate Mom 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 -0.1 1.6
Interest Rate 7.75 7.75 7.5 7.25 7 20.42
Population 2.31 2.2 2.31
Unemployment Rate 18 17.8 18.5