Capital stock, General government … General square kilometre Current in Lesotho
Lesotho: Capital stock, General government … General square kilometre Current was 0.002 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in Lesotho, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.002 units per square kilometre for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 100.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Lesotho peaked at 0.002 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Lesotho 120th out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, General government … General square kilometre Current in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +51.6% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +59.0% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +56.2% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +40.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.002 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.028 units per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.002 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.028 units per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 117 South Africa 0.0023 units per square kilometre compare
- 118 Guatemala 0.0022 units per square kilometre compare
- 119 Romania 0.0022 units per square kilometre compare
- 121 Ethiopia 0.002 units per square kilometre compare
- 122 Mozambique 0.0017 units per square kilometre compare
- 123 Saudi Arabia 0.0016 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Lesotho
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4526 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Lesotho?
- Capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Lesotho was 0.002 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.002 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Lesotho rank for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency?
- Lesotho ranks 120th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.