International statistics Basic indicators: Lesotho

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km2201930,360
GDP, current prices bn US$20212.5
GDP per capita, current prices US$20211,181
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20212.1
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20216.0
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP20214.9
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202135.1
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202043.7
Population 1,00020212,159.1
Population, female % of total202150.6
Population density inhab. per km2202171
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202132.1
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20215.0
Fertility rate, total births per woman20203.07
Life expectancy at birth - men years202051.7
Life expectancy at birth - women years202058.1
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhab.20185
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhab.200613
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births202070
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number201838
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number201827
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhab.20181,024
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20207.4
Labour force participation rate %202163.6
Labour force 1,0002021931
Self-employed persons %202154.9
Unemployment rate %202124.6
Youth unemployment rate %202137.4
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons201953.1
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$20211,270
Agricultural land % of land area201970.6
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area20194.7
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20180.0
Forest area % of land area20191.1
Import of goods, total bn US$20201.5
Export of goods, total bn US$20200.8
Import of goods from Germany mn US$20201.1
Export of goods to Germany mn US$20208.5
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202040.5
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201932
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20160.70
Primary energy use kg oe per capita200710
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20200.28
Research and development expenditure % of GDP20150.1
Researchers per million inhabitants201524
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.20200.5
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.202072.9
Internet users per 100 inhab.201942.3
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.20200.2
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202064.7

As at 21 July 2022

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