Lesotho - Economic Indicators

Markets	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
Currency	14.63	Oct/19	14.58	6.52 : 16.94	Daily

Overview	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%)	1.2	Dec/18	-0.9	-13.51 : 26.4	Yearly
Unemployment Rate (%)	23.6	Dec/18	23.61	22.96 : 44.16	Yearly
Inflation Rate (%)	5.2	Aug/19	5.4	2 : 35.14	Monthly
Interest Rate (%)	6.5	Sep/19	6.5	5.18 : 20.42	Daily
Balance of Trade (LSL Million)	-2357	Mar/19	-2117	-3385 : -747	Quarterly
Current Account (LSL Million)	-161	Mar/19	115	-1748 : 1225	Quarterly
Current Account to GDP (%)	-0.3	Dec/18	-6.2	-39.67 : 14.65	Yearly
Government Debt to GDP (%)	46.3	Dec/17	42.08	36.9 : 88.66	Yearly
Government Budget (% of GDP)	-3.7	Dec/18	-4	-9.5 : 11.6	Yearly
Corporate Tax Rate (%)	25	Dec/18	25	25 : 35	Yearly
Personal Income Tax Rate (%)	30	Dec/18	30	30 : 35	Yearly

GDP	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%)	1.2	Dec/18	-0.9	-13.51 : 26.4	Yearly
GDP (USD Billion)	2.79	Dec/18	2.58	0.03 : 2.79	Yearly
GDP per capita (USD)	1402	Dec/18	1392	259 : 1436	Yearly
GDP per capita PPP (USD)	2865	Dec/18	2846	1299 : 2936	Yearly

Labour	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
Unemployment Rate (%)	23.6	Dec/18	23.61	22.96 : 44.16	Yearly
Population (Million)	2.11	Dec/18	2.09	0.84 : 2.11	Yearly

Prices	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
Inflation Rate (%)	5.2	Aug/19	5.4	2 : 35.14	Monthly
Food Inflation (%)	6.6	Jul/19	6.7	0.67 : 18.72	Monthly
Consumer Price Index Cpi (Index Points)	114	Jul/19	114	50.89 : 114	Monthly
Cpi Housing Utilities (Index Points)	125	Jul/19	125	96.44 : 125	Monthly
CPI Transportation (Index Points)	110	Jul/19	111	93.8 : 129	Monthly

Money	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
Interest Rate (%)	6.5	Sep/19	6.5	5.18 : 20.42	Daily
Deposit Interest Rate (%)	4.43	Jun/19	4.34	2.34 : 13.34	Monthly
Money Supply M0 (Million LSL)	7361	Jun/19	7047	702 : 7361	Quarterly
Money Supply M1 (Million LSL)	5499	Jun/19	6088	1396 : 6573	Quarterly
Money Supply M2 (Million LSL)	12860	Jun/19	13135	2191 : 13401	Quarterly

Trade	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
Balance of Trade (LSL Million)	-2357	Mar/19	-2117	-3385 : -747	Quarterly
Current Account (LSL Million)	-161	Mar/19	115	-1748 : 1225	Quarterly
Current Account to GDP (%)	-0.3	Dec/18	-6.2	-39.67 : 14.65	Yearly
Exports (LSL Million)	3634	Mar/19	4254	477 : 4254	Quarterly
Imports (LSL Million)	5991	Mar/19	6371	1337 : 6456	Quarterly
External Debt (Million LSL)	12049	Mar/19	12002	3933 : 12400	Quarterly
Terrorism Index	0.19	Dec/17	0.38	0 : 1.47	Yearly

Government	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
Government Debt to GDP (%)	46.3	Dec/17	42.08	36.9 : 88.66	Yearly
Government Budget (% of GDP)	-3.7	Dec/18	-4	-9.5 : 11.6	Yearly
Credit Rating	40			:	Monthly
Military Expenditure (USD Million)	48	Dec/18	52.6	7.2 : 56.6	Yearly

Taxes	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
Corporate Tax Rate (%)	25	Dec/18	25	25 : 35	Yearly
Personal Income Tax Rate (%)	30	Dec/18	30	30 : 35	Yearly

Business	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
Internet Speed (KBps)	5078	Mar/17	9368	127 : 9368	Quarterly
IP Addresses (IP)	8088	Mar/17	8572	254 : 40838	Quarterly
Competitiveness Index (Points)	42.9	Dec/19	42.32	3.19 : 42.9	Yearly
Competitiveness Rank	131	Dec/19	130	101 : 137	Yearly
Corruption Index (Points)	41	Dec/18	42	32 : 49	Yearly
Corruption Rank	78	Dec/18	74	55 : 92	Yearly
Ease of Doing Business	106	Dec/18	104	100 : 143	Yearly

Related

Lesotho - Credit Rating at 40.00

Lesotho Money Supply M0 at 7360.54 Million LSL

Lesotho Money Supply M1 at 5499.41 Million LSL

Lesotho Money Supply M2 at 12859.94 Million LSL

Lesotho Competitiveness Rank at 131.00

Lesotho Competitiveness Index at 42.90 Points

Lesotho External Debt at 12049.05 Million LSL

Lesotho Population at 2.11 Million

Lesotho Balance of Trade at -2356.73 LSL Million

Lesotho Exports at 3634.41 LSL Million

Lesotho Imports at 5991.14 LSL Million

Lesotho GDP Annual Growth Rate at 1.20 percent

Lesotho Current Account to GDP at -0.30 percent

Lesotho Current Account at -161.36 LSL Million

Lesotho Government Budget at -3.70 percent of GDP

Lesotho Inflation Rate at 5.20 percent

Lesotho Interest Rate at 6.50 percent

Lesotho Unemployment Rate at 23.60 percent

Lesotho Food Inflation at 6.60 percent

Lesotho Consumer Price Index Cpi at 113.70 Index Points

Latest

South Africa September Inflation Rate Eases to 4.1%

Singapore Inflation Rate Steady at 0.5%

Malaysia Inflation Rate Slows to 4-Month Low in September

New Zealand Trade Gap Narrows in September

Spain Posts Largest August Trade Deficit in 8 Years

Hong Kong Inflation Rate Slows to 4-Month Low

Japan Trade Balance Swings to Deficit in September

Hong Kong Jobless Rate Steady at Over 1-1/2-Year High

China Economy Grows 1.5% QoQ in Q3

China Q3 GDP Growth Weakest in 27-1/2 Years

Japan Inflation Falls to 7-Month Low

Russia Jobless Rate Unexpectedly Rises to 4.5%

US Industrial Output Falls More than Expected

US Housing Starts Fall from 12-Year High

US Jobless Claims Rise in Latest Week

Italy Trade Surplus Widens Less than Expected

Switzerland Posts Largest Trade Surplus in 3 Months

Australia Jobless Rate Below Estimates in September

Ghana Inflation Rate at Over 6-Year Low of 7.6%

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