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: - | - |
National attractiveness
| 2020 | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| National attractiveness | 35 | |
| Infrastructures Lesotho: 34 | 34 | |
| Market Lesotho: 3 | 3 | |
| Human and financial capital Lesotho: 35 | 35 | |
| Political and economic governance Lesotho: 61 | 61 |
Price competitiveness
| Lesotho | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price competitiveness | 53 | |
| Macroeconomic competitiveness Lesotho: 40 | 40 | |
| Products competitiveness Lesotho: 72 | 72 |
Durability and resistance to vulnerabilities
| 2020 | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Durability and resistance to vulnerabilities | 46 | |
| Economical vulnerability Lesotho: 71 | 71 | |
| Physical Vulnerability to Climate Change Index (PVCCI) Lesotho: 50 | 50 | |
| Internal Violence Index (IVI) Lesotho: 26 | 26 |
Revealed competitivenes and economic performances
| Lesotho | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revealed competitivenes and economic performances | - | |
| Weighted market shares index of the 5 major exported primary products (except oil and ores) Lesotho: >2,000 | >2,000 | |
| Weighted market shares index of the 5 major exported manufactured products Lesotho: >2,000 | >2,000 |