Lesotho Forecast

Markets	Actual	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27	Q3/27
Currency	16.65	16.51	16.36	16.21	16.07

Overview	Actual	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27	Q3/27
Currency	16.65	16.51	16.36	16.21	16.07
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%)	2.82	1.2	0.8	1	1
Inflation Rate (%)	2.90	5	4.7	4.5	4.8
Food Inflation (%)	1.30	4.5	4.8	5.3	5.1
CPI Housing Utilities (points)	114.04	118	117	120	120
Interest Rate (%)	7.00	7.25	7.25	7.25	7
GDP (USD Billion)	2.57	2.6
GDP per Capita (USD)	1021.35	1034
GDP per Capita PPP (USD)	2720.96	2754
Unemployment Rate (%)	16.30	16.4
Population (Million)	2.36	2.39
Current Account to GDP (% of GDP)	-3.90	-3.5
Government Debt to GDP (% of GDP)	57.90	62
Government Budget (% of GDP)	2.20	2

GDP	Actual	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27	Q3/27
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%)	2.82	1.2	0.8	1	1
GDP (USD Billion)	2.57	2.6
GDP per Capita (USD)	1021.35	1034
GDP per Capita PPP (USD)	2720.96	2754

Prices	Actual	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27	Q3/27
Inflation Rate (%)	2.90	5	4.7	4.5	4.8
Food Inflation (%)	1.30	4.5	4.8	5.3	5.1
CPI Housing Utilities (points)	114.04	118	117	120	120

Money	Actual	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27	Q3/27
Interest Rate (%)	7.00	7.25	7.25	7.25	7

Labour	Actual	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27	Q3/27
Unemployment Rate (%)	16.30	16.4
Population (Million)	2.36	2.39

Trade	Actual	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27	Q3/27
Current Account to GDP (% of GDP)	-3.90	-3.5

Government	Actual	Q4/26	Q1/27	Q2/27	Q3/27
Government Debt to GDP (% of GDP)	57.90	62
Government Budget (% of GDP)	2.20	2

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