Rate in Lesotho
Lesotho: Rate was 0.47 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.47
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
20th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.96
in 2014
All-time low
0.47
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Rate in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, rate in Lesotho stood at 0.47. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate in Lesotho peaked at 1.96 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.47, in 2024.
That places Lesotho 20th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.42 | 1.29 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 | 1.04 | 1.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.63 | 0.47 | 0.88 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More financial sector data for Lesotho
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 1,569 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -37.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2023)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 660.13 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 772.82 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 772.82 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 772.82 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 330.63 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rate in Lesotho?
- Rate in Lesotho was 0.47 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 in 2014.
- What is the lowest rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.47 in 2024.
- How does Lesotho rank for rate?
- Lesotho ranks 20th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rate rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Rate (15 to 19 years, HIV/AIDS). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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