Lesotho LS: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net

Lesotho LS: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data was reported at -43.162 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -78.478 USD mn for 2016. Lesotho LS: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -19.059 USD mn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 USD mn in 1979 and a record low of -113.220 USD mn in 2015. Lesotho LS: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Lesotho – Table LS.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.

View Lesotho's Lesotho LS: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net from 1975 to 2016 in the chart:

max 1y 5y 10y bar line area spline areaspline column Apply Get this data

There is no data available for your selected dates.

max 1y 5y 10y bar line area spline areaspline column Apply Get this data

There is no data available for your selected dates.

What was Lesotho's Lesotho LS: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net in 2016?

Related Indicators for Lesotho LS: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net

Lesotho Key Series

More Indicators for Lesotho