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Lesotho

LSO · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower middle income

36.8MERI readiness
75Global rank
2.3BGDP (2024)
2.3MPopulation (2024)

Key macro indicators

IndicatorYearValueSource
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · current USD		20242,271,759,454.5WDI
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · percent		20242.9WDI
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · percent		20246.1WDI
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH · percent		20281.4IMF_WEO
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL · people		20242,337,423WDI

GDP time series

2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

MERI breakdown

  • Percentile 30.8
  • Coverage 100%
  • Imputed 1
  • Missing 0
PillarScore
Biz Entry
Components		76.4
Contract Enf
Components		50.1
Corruption
Components		37
Digital Infra
Components		3.3
FDIRRI
Components		40.6
Fin Access
Components		5.1
Human Cap
Components		56.3
IP Protect
Components		36.9
Labor
Components		58
LPI
Components		10.6
Security Rol
Components		36.9
Trade Open
Components		61.2
Data Confidence Score93
Market Infrastructure
Pillars		20
Regulatory Institutional
Pillars		53
Talent Operating
Pillars		47.1

Governance signals

Control of Corruption

CC.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.3
Corruption Perceptions Index

TI.CPI.SCORE · 2025 · TI_CPI

37
Government Effectiveness

GE.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.6
Political Stability

PV.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.3
Regulatory Quality

RQ.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.5
Rule of Law

RL.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.4
Voice and Accountability

VA.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.2

Source attribution

Sources represented in this country profile.

8 sources

IMF_WEO

International Monetary Fund · 6 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

IMF_FAS

International Monetary Fund · 2 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

TI_CPI

Transparency International · 2 indicators

Transparency International Terms

SourceLicense

UNDP_HDI

United Nations Development Programme · 2 indicators

UNDP Terms

SourceLicense

Full indicator table

Latest value per indicator with source and license hints.

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IndicatorCategoryYearValueSourceLicense
Domestic credit to private sector
FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS		finance202425.6WDICC BY 4.0
General government net lending/borrowing
GGXCNL_NGDP		fiscal20284.4IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Control of Corruption
CC.EST		governance2024-0.3WGICC BY 4.0
Corruption Perceptions Index
TI.CPI.SCORE		governance202537TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Government Effectiveness
GE.EST		governance2024-0.6WGICC BY 4.0
Political Stability
PV.EST		governance2024-0.3WGICC BY 4.0
Regulatory Quality
RQ.EST		governance2024-0.5WGICC BY 4.0
Rule of Law
RL.EST		governance2024-0.4WGICC BY 4.0
Voice and Accountability
VA.EST		governance2024-0.2WGICC BY 4.0
Access to electricity (%)
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS		infra202357.3WDICC BY 4.0
Fixed broadband subscriptions
IT.NET.BBND.P2		infra20240.4WDICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance Index
LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ		infra20182.3WDICC BY 4.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions
IT.CEL.SETS.P2		infra202470.3WDICC BY 4.0
B2B postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2B_IQR		logistics202436LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2B_MEAN		logistics202430.4LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2B_MEDIAN		logistics20247LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2C_IQR		logistics202459.8LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2C_MEAN		logistics202445.1LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2C_MEDIAN		logistics20249.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2B_CONN		logistics20246.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2C_CONN		logistics202420LPI2Modified BSD3
Central government debt (% of GDP)
GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS		macro20203WDICC BY 4.0
Current account balance
BCA_NGDPD		macro2028-1.4IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Current account balance (% of GDP)
BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS		macro20243.9WDICC BY 4.0
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD		macro20242,271,759,454.5WDICC BY 4.0
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG		macro20242.9WDICC BY 4.0
GDP per capita (current USD)
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD		macro2024971.9WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG		macro20246.1WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation rate
PCPIPCH		macro20284IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS		macro20241.6WDICC BY 4.0
Official exchange rate
PA.NUS.FCRF		macro202418.3WDICC BY 4.0
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH		macro20281.4IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Total reserves (months of imports)
FI.RES.TOTL.MO		macro20245.5WDICC BY 4.0
Unemployment (% of labor force)
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS		macro202516.3WDICC BY 4.0
Demographic and Urbanization Momentum
DEMOGRAPHICS		meri_opportunity202442.6WDICC BY 4.0
GDP Growth Trajectory
GDP_GROWTH		meri_opportunity20282.9IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Import Demand
IMPORT_DEMAND		meri_opportunity202458.6WDICC BY 4.0
ATMs per 100,000 adults
FAS.ATMS_PER_100K		meri_readiness202413.8IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Basic Digital Infrastructure
DIGITAL_INFRA		meri_readiness20243.3WDICC BY 4.0
B-READY Business Entry score
B_READY.BUSINESS_ENTRY		meri_readiness202575.2B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Dispute Resolution score
B_READY.DISPUTE_RESOLUTION		meri_readiness202544.1B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY International Trade score
B_READY.TRADE		meri_readiness202547.2B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Labor score
B_READY.LABOR		meri_readiness202554.4B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
FAS.BRANCHES_PER_100K		meri_readiness20243.5IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Contract Enforcement Reliability
CONTRACT_ENF		meri_readiness202544.1B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Corruption Risk
CORRUPTION		meri_readiness202537TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Financial System Accessibility
FIN_ACCESS		meri_readiness20245.1WDICC BY 4.0
Foreign Ownership Restrictions
FDIRRI		meri_readiness202459.4OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
General Business Entry Friction
BIZ_ENTRY		meri_readiness202575.2B_READYWorld Bank Terms
HDI Education sub-index
HDI.EDUCATION_INDEX		meri_readiness20230.6UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Hiring and Workforce Availability
LABOR		meri_readiness202553.7WDICC BY 4.0
Human Capital Quality
HUMAN_CAP		meri_readiness202556.3UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Intellectual Property Protection
IP_PROTECT		meri_readiness202436.9WGICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance
LPI		meri_readiness202510.6LPI2Modified BSD3
Personal Security and Rule of Law
SECURITY_ROL		meri_readiness202436.9WGICC BY 4.0
Trade Openness
TRADE_OPEN		meri_readiness202547.2B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Inflation Stability
INFL_STAB		meri_risk202884IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Adult literacy rate
SE.ADT.LITR.ZS		social202490.4WDICC BY 4.0
Age dependency ratio
SP.POP.DPND		social202462.3WDICC BY 4.0
Labor force participation rate
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS		social202557.1WDICC BY 4.0
Life expectancy at birth
SP.DYN.LE00.IN		social202457.8WDICC BY 4.0
Population growth (annual %)
SP.POP.GROW		social20241.1WDICC BY 4.0
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL		social20242,337,423WDICC BY 4.0
Urban population (% of total)
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS		social202443.7WDICC BY 4.0
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS		trade2024-0.6WDICC BY 4.0
High-technology exports (% of manufactured)
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS		trade20240.1WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise exports (current USD)
TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade2024992,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise imports (current USD)
TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade20241,855,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean
TM.TAX.MRCH.SM.AR.ZS		trade20224.2WDICC BY 4.0
Trade (% of GDP)
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS		trade2023141.5WDICC BY 4.0
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