Lesotho
General information
Capital: Maseru
Currency unit: Lesotho loti
Official language: Sesotho, English
Area: 30,360 km²
Population in million: 2,108,130.0
GDP per capita (current US dollars): 1,299
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $): 3,219
Demography
Labor force participation rate (% of total population ages 15+): 67.0
Annual growth rate of the population: 0.8 %
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births): 65.7 %
Life expectancy at birth: 52.9 ans
Youth literacy rate Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24): 79 %
Production
Gross domestic product (GDP) in billions of US dollars: 2,738,790,000.00
Agriculture value added of GDP: 6.0
Industry value added of GDP: 35.5
Services value added of GDP: 1.4
Global Sustainable Competitiveness Indicator
The indicator highlights the scores of each of the three pillars of the sustainable competitiveness. A larger area means a higher score (0-100) and therefore a more favorable economic situation.
| 2020 | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Global Sustainable Competitiveness Indicator | 42 | |
| National attractiveness Lesotho: 35 | 35 | |
| Price competitiveness Lesotho: 44 | 44 | |
| Durability and resistance to vulnerabilities Lesotho: 46 | 46 | |
| Revealed competitivenes and economic performances Lesotho: - | - |
Price competitiveness
| Lesotho | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price competitiveness | 83 | |
| Macroeconomic competitiveness Lesotho: 33 | 33 | |
| Products competitiveness Lesotho: 96 | 96 |