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Economic Indicators for Lesotho

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Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Armed forces personnel, total	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)	2.99	2.99	42.06	2.99	B
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)	199.78	199.78	199.78	100
Current account balance (% of GDP)	-7.03	-7.03	-5.59	-18.77	B
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)	42.92	42.92	49.83	38.15	B
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)	2.98	2.98	3.33	2.98	%
GDP (current US$)	2,046,039,024.46	2,046,039,024.46	2,579,409,619.97	2,046,039,024.46	B
GDP growth (annual %)	0.9	0.9	6.33	-7.46	B
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.34
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)	98.59	98.59	108.41	86.83	B
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)	6.34	6.34	8.27	-2.41	%
Labor force, total	979,534	979,534	979,534	848,288
Lending interest rate (%)	11.08	11.08	13	8.21	%
New businesses registered (number)	1,981	1,981	3,725	1,501
Physicians (per 1,000 people)	0.45	0.45	0.45	0.07
Population, total	2,330,318	2,330,318	2,330,318	2,009,169
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)	69.87	69.87	93.29	69.87
Real interest rate (%)	11.19	11.19	11.9	-3.24	%
Time required to build a warehouse (days)	183	183	183	183
Time required to start a business (days)	15	15	39	15
Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)	12.17	12.17	12.17	12.17	%
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)	16.88	16.88	24.58	16.88	%