Lesotho - Economic Indicators

Markets	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
Currency	13.85	Jan/19	13.96	2.51 : 16.87	Daily

Overview	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
GDP Annual Growth Rate (%)	4.6	Dec/17	2.4	-13.51 : 26.4	Yearly
Unemployment Rate (%)	27.25	Dec/17	27.78	22.96 : 44.16	Yearly
Inflation Rate (%)	5.6	Nov/18	5.3	2 : 35.14	Monthly
Interest Rate (%)	6.56	Sep/18	6.88	5.18 : 20.42	Daily
Balance of Trade (LSL Million)	-2277	Jun/18	-2329	-3385 : -747	Quarterly
Current Account (LSL Million)	-266	Jun/18	42.96	-2060 : 829	Quarterly
Current Account to GDP (%)	-7.2	Dec/17	-9.3	-39.67 : 14.65	Yearly
Government Debt to GDP (%)	46.3	Dec/17	42.08	36.9 : 88.66	Yearly
Government Budget (% of GDP)	-6.3	Dec/17	-9.5	-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 (%)	4.6	Dec/17	2.4	-13.51 : 26.4	Yearly
GDP (USD Billion)	2.64	Dec/17	2.3	0.03 : 2.79	Yearly
GDP per capita (USD)	1409	Dec/17	1352	257 : 1409	Yearly
GDP per capita PPP (USD)	2851	Dec/17	2736	1379 : 2851	Yearly

Labour	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
Unemployment Rate (%)	27.25	Dec/17	27.78	22.96 : 44.16	Yearly
Population (Million)	2.23	Dec/17	2.2	0.85 : 2.23	Yearly

Prices	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
Inflation Rate (%)	5.6	Nov/18	5.3	2 : 35.14	Monthly
Food Inflation (%)	5.2	Nov/18	4.7	0.67 : 18.72	Monthly
Consumer Price Index Cpi (Index Points)	111	Nov/18	109	50.89 : 111	Monthly
Cpi Housing Utilities (Index Points)	122	Nov/18	119	96.44 : 122	Monthly
CPI Transportation (Index Points)	114	Nov/18	113	93.8 : 129	Monthly

Money	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
Interest Rate (%)	6.56	Sep/18	6.88	5.18 : 20.42	Daily
Deposit Interest Rate (%)	1.2	Dec/17	1.1	1.1 : 13.34	Yearly
Money Supply M0 (Million LSL)	6537	Sep/18	6111	702 : 6537	Monthly
Money Supply M1 (Million LSL)	6147	Jun/18	6457	1396 : 6457	Quarterly
Money Supply M2 (Million LSL)	12258	Jun/18	12554	2191 : 12554	Quarterly

Trade	Last	Reference	Previous	Range	Frequency
Balance of Trade (LSL Million)	-2277	Jun/18	-2329	-3385 : -747	Quarterly
Current Account (LSL Million)	-266	Jun/18	42.96	-2060 : 829	Quarterly
Current Account to GDP (%)	-7.2	Dec/17	-9.3	-39.67 : 14.65	Yearly
Exports (LSL Million)	4179	Jun/18	3960	477 : 4179	Quarterly
Imports (LSL Million)	6456	Jun/18	6289	1337 : 6456	Quarterly
External Debt (Million LSL)	10374	Jun/18	10016	1443 : 11862	Quarterly
Terrorism Index	0.38	Dec/16	0.89	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)	-6.3	Dec/17	-9.5	-9.5 : 11.6	Yearly
Credit Rating	40			:	Monthly
Military Expenditure (USD Million)	44.5	Dec/17	41.5	6.1 : 47.8	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)	42.32	Dec/18	41.42	3.19 : 42.32	Yearly
Competitiveness Rank	130	Dec/18	126	101 : 137	Yearly
Corruption Index (Points)	42	Dec/17	39	32 : 49	Yearly
Corruption Rank	74	Dec/17	83	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 6537.11 Million LSL

Lesotho Cpi Housing Utilities at 121.55 Index Points

Lesotho CPI Transportation at 113.73 Index Points

Lesotho Interest Rate at 6.56 percent

Lesotho Consumer Price Index Cpi at 111.24 Index Points

Lesotho Food Inflation at 5.20 percent

Lesotho Inflation Rate at 5.60 percent

Ease of Doing Business in Lesotho at 106.00

Lesotho Competitiveness Rank at 130.00

Lesotho Competitiveness Index at 42.32 Points

Lesotho Money Supply M1 at 6147.10 Million LSL

Lesotho Money Supply M2 at 12257.62 Million LSL

Lesotho External Debt at 10373.71 Million LSL

Lesotho Current Account at -265.91 LSL Million

Lesotho Imports at 6455.81 LSL Million

Lesotho Balance of Trade at -2276.71 LSL Million

Lesotho Exports at 4179.10 LSL Million

Lesotho Government Budget at -6.30 percent of GDP

Lesotho Current Account to GDP at -7.20 percent

Latest

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New Zealand Inflation Unchanged at 1.9% YoY in Q4

Nigeria Holds Key Interest Rate at 14%

UK Jobless Rate at Near 44-Year Low

Spain Posts Largest November Deficit in 7 Years

Hong Kong Annual Inflation Rate Slows to 2.5% in December

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South Korea Annual GDP Growth Gains Steam

China Quarterly GDP Growth Weakest in 3 Quarters

China 2018 GDP Growth Weakest in 28 Years

US Consumer Sentiment Lowest since Trump was Elected

US Industrial Production Rises More than Expected

Canada Annual Inflation Rate Rises to 2% in December

Japan Inflation Rate Slows to 14-Month Low

US Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Fall 2nd Week

South Africa Holds Interest Rate Steady at 6.75%

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