Lesotho

Overview
By Theme
By SDG Goal

Topic

Social
Economic
Environment
Institutions

Social

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)

Most recent value

(2017)

32.4

(2017)

Trend

Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Most recent value

(2022)

Trend

Population, total

Most recent value

(2023)

2,330,318

(2023)

Trend

Population growth (annual %)

Most recent value

(2023)

1.1

(2023)

Trend

Net migration

Most recent value

(2023)

-4,000

(2023)

Trend

Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)

Most recent value

(2020)

0.4

(2020)

Trend

Economic

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

GDP (current US$)

Most recent value

(2023 billion)

2.05

(2023 billion)

Trend

GDP per capita (current US$)

Most recent value

(2023)

878.0

(2023)

Trend

GDP growth (annual %)

Most recent value

(2023)

0.9

(2023)

Trend

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Most recent value

(2023)

16.5

(2023)

Trend

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

Most recent value

(2023)

6.3

(2023)

Trend

Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)

Most recent value

(2023)

23.7

(2023)

Trend

Environment

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

Most recent value

(2020)

1.026

(2020)

Trend

Forest area (% of land area)

Most recent value

(2021)

1.1

(2021)

Trend

Access to electricity (% of population)

Most recent value

(2022)

50.0

(2022)

Trend

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)

Most recent value

(2021)

Trend

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)

No data available

Trend

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

Most recent value

(2022)

Trend

Institutions

Indicator

Most recent value

Trend

Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)

Most recent value

(2008)

Trend

Central government debt, total (% of GDP)

Most recent value

(2020)

3.0

(2020)

Trend

Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)

Most recent value

(2023)

58.0

(2023)

Trend

Individuals using the Internet (% of population)

Most recent value

(2022)

Trend

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)

Most recent value

(2023)

Trend

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Most recent value

(2023)

-1.3

(2023)

Trend

Projects & Operations

Finances

Summary of IDA Credits
$97.63 million
Disbursed as of May 31, 2022
Original Principal Amount
Cancelled Amount
Disbursed Amount
Undisbursed Amount
Borrower's Obligation

Surveys

Most Recent Surveys
World Bank Group Country Survey 2024
By Public Opinion Research Group
Submitted on: 13 Jun, 2024
Global Financial Inclusion (Global Findex) Database 2021
By Development Research Group, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit
Submitted on: 08 Jun, 2023
World Bank Group Country Survey 2021
By Public Opinion Research Group
Submitted on: 16 Jun, 2021
Afrobarometer Survey 2020
By Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), Institute for Justice and Reconciliation in South Africa (IJR), Institute for Empirical Research in Political Economy (IREEP), Institute for Development Studies (IDS), Michigan State University (MSU), University of Cape Town (UCT, South Africa)
Submitted on: 07 Apr, 2023

Human Capital Index

HCI and GDP Per Capita PPP (log scale, horizontal axis)
Productivity relative to benchmark of complete education and full health
Lesotho

Global Economic Prospects - Forecasts

Annual GDP Growth (%)
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Human Capital Index

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