Economic Indicators for Lesotho


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Current account balance-7.03-11.5562.30-23.13Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index199.78187.86199.786.50
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )6.348.2733.81-16.86Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate11.088.9820.428.21%
Interest rates11.194.8422.97-21.53Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt2.9932.1742.062.99% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )69.8772.3593.2969.87
Human Capital Index0.400.400.400.34Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered1,981.002,872.003,725.00875.00Number
Time required to start a business15.0029.00138.0015.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse183.00183.00423.00183.00Days
Armed forces Personnel2,000.002,000.002,000.002,000.00Total
Exports of goods and services42.9246.5153.2511.90Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services98.5995.87138.6377.07Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP2230USD Billions
GDP Growth0.901.2921.81-13.51Percentage (%)
Hospital beds1.301.631.631.30Per 1,000 people
Physicians0.450.070.450.03Per 1,000 people
Labor force979,534.00961,812.00979,534.00781,520.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education12.170.0012.1712.17Percentage (%)
Fertility rate2.983.025.932.98Total
Population3332Thousands