Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods

1975 - 2016 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods data was reported at -798.394 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -731.099 USD mn for 2016. Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging -647.610 USD mn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -137.930 USD mn in 1975 and a record low of -1.282 USD bn in 2012. Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods 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: Current Account. Net trade in goods is the difference between exports and imports of goods. Trade in services is not included. 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.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
-731.10 2016	-801.69 2015	-1,281.75 2012	-137.93 1975	USD mn	yearly	1975 - 2016

Related Indicators for Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods

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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods (USD mn)	-731.10 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP (%)	15.87 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, et... (%)	22.54 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments (USD mn)	123.13 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services (USD mn)	1,916.86 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Serv... (%)	3.46 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods (USD mn)	1,612.43 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service (USD mn)	304.43 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: ... (USD mn)	2.93 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income (USD mn)	2,039.99 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Impo... (%)	16.81 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports (%)	57.20 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn)	30.76 2011	yearly	1995 - 2011
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Balance (USD mn)	-198.20 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP (%)	-8.65 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net (USD mn)	300.82 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services (USD mn)	-976.37 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net (USD mn)	477.36 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, et... (%)	17.24 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts (USD mn)	423.94 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services (USD mn)	940.49 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Serv... (%)	0.05 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods (USD mn)	881.33 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service (USD mn)	59.16 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: ... (USD mn)	0.20 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income (USD mn)	1,364.43 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Expo... (%)	1.37 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports (%)	81.34 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts (USD mn)	500.58 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts (USD mn)	3.40 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn)	343.66 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP (%)	15.00 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments (USD mn)	0.48 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016

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Lesotho Key Series

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	3,733.382 2030	yearly	1981 - 2030
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	1,321.604 2030	yearly	1981 - 2030
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	2.084 2030	yearly	1981 - 2030

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LSL bn)	34.905 2030	yearly	1983 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LSL bn)	38.356 2030	yearly	1989 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (LSL bn)	35.304 2030	yearly	1983 - 2030

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	2.270 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000 2015	yearly	2000 - 2015

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	5.500 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-0.060 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029

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Lesotho LS: International Migrant Stock: % of Population (%)	0.31 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Lesotho LS: Prevalence of Undernourishment: % of Population (%)	14.50 2015	yearly	2000 - 2015
Lesotho LS: Consumption of Iodized Salt: % of Households (%)	79.41 2009	yearly	2004 - 2009
Lesotho LS: Vitamin A Supplementation Coverage Rate: % of Children Aged 6-59 Mon... (%)	67.00 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Lesotho LS: Adolescent Fertility Rate: Births per 1000 Women Aged 15-19 (Ratio)	89.71 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Mortality Rate: Adult: Female: per 1000 Female Adults (Ratio)	462.80 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Mortality Rate: Adult: Male: per 1000 Male Adults (Ratio)	554.55 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People (Ratio)	27.87 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People (Ratio)	12.70 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Contraceptive Prevalence: Any Methods: % of Women Aged 15-49 (%)	60.20 2014	yearly	1977 - 2014
Lesotho LS: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births (Ratio)	72.40 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female (Year)	56.37 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total (Year)	54.17 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Male (Year)	51.74 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman (Ratio)	3.09 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Survival To Age 65: Female: % of Cohort (%)	43.96 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Survival To Age 65: Male: % of Cohort (%)	33.77 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Wanted Fertility Rate: Births per Woman (Ratio)	2.30 2014	yearly	2004 - 2014
Lesotho LS: Teenage Mothers (%)	19.10 2014	yearly	2004 - 2014
Lesotho LS: Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 (%)	35.53 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Population: as % of Total: Aged 15-64 (%)	59.99 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Population: as % of Total: Aged 65 and Above (%)	4.48 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population (%)	66.69 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old (%)	7.46 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Young (%)	59.23 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Population: Growth (%)	1.33 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Researchers in R&D: per Million People (Ratio)	23.26 2015	yearly	2002 - 2015
Lesotho LS: Technicians in R&D: per Million People (Ratio)	6.70 2015	yearly	2002 - 2015
Lesotho LS: Population: Total (Person)	2,203,821.00 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Population: as % of Total: Female (%)	51.48 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Completeness of Birth Registration: Rural (%)	40.10 2014	yearly	2004 - 2014
Lesotho LS: Completeness of Birth Registration: Urban (%)	53.90 2014	yearly	2004 - 2014
Lesotho LS: Completeness of Birth Registration (%)	43.30 2014	yearly	2004 - 2014
Lesotho LS: Rural Population (Person)	1,590,277.00 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Rural Population Growth (%)	0.60 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Rural Population: % of Total Population (%)	72.16 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Urban Population Growth (%)	3.25 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Urban Population (Person)	613,544.00 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Urban Population: % of Total Population (%)	27.84 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Unmet Need for Contraception: % of Married Women Aged 15-49 (%)	18.40 2014	yearly	2004 - 2014
Lesotho LS: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals (Person)	1,196,000.00 2016	yearly	1995 - 2016
Lesotho LS: International Tourism: Receipts (USD mn)	48.00 2016	yearly	1995 - 2016
Lesotho LS: International Tourism: Receipts: % of Total Exports (%)	5.10 2016	yearly	1995 - 2016
Lesotho LS: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Passenger Transport Items (USD mn)	4.00 2016	yearly	1995 - 2016
Lesotho LS: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items (USD mn)	48.00 2016	yearly	1995 - 2016
Lesotho LS: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items (USD mn)	166.00 2016	yearly	1995 - 2016
Lesotho LS: International Tourism: Expenditures (USD mn)	170.00 2016	yearly	1995 - 2016
Lesotho LS: International Tourism: Expenditures: % of Total Imports (%)	8.87 2016	yearly	1995 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Goods Trade: % of GDP (%)	119.82 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Import Volume Index (2000=100)	172.70 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Share of Tariff Lines with International Peaks: Manufactured Product... (%)	14.53 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Tariff Rate: Applied: Simple Mean: Manufactured Products (%)	3.32 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Simple Mean: Manufactured Products (%)	8.16 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Share of Tariff Lines with Specific Rates: Manufactured Products (%)	0.23 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Tariff Rate: Applied: Weighted Mean: Manufactured Products (%)	3.19 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Weighted Mean: Manufactured Produc... (%)	12.89 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Share of Tariff Lines with International Peaks: All Products (%)	12.71 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Tariff Rate: Applied: Simple Mean: All Products (%)	2.88 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Simple Mean: All Products (%)	7.42 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Share of Tariff Lines with Specific Rates: All Products (%)	0.59 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Tariff Rate: Applied: Weighted Mean: All Products (%)	1.97 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Weighted Mean: All Products (%)	11.30 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Share of Tariff Lines with International Peaks: Primary Products (%)	3.76 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Tariff Rate: Applied: Simple Mean: Primary Products (%)	0.83 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Simple Mean: Primary Products (%)	5.19 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Share of Tariff Lines with Specific Rates: Primary Products (%)	2.29 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Tariff Rate: Applied: Weighted Mean: Primary Products (%)	0.09 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Tariff Rate: Most Favored Nation: Weighted Mean: Primary Products (%)	8.60 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Agricultural Raw Materials (%)	2.72 2012	yearly	2000 - 2012
Lesotho LS: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Food (%)	20.75 2012	yearly	2000 - 2012
Lesotho LS: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Fuel (%)	12.14 2012	yearly	2000 - 2012
Lesotho LS: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Insurance & Fina... (%)	3.71 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Manufactures (%)	59.82 2012	yearly	2000 - 2012
Lesotho LS: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Ores & Metals (%)	0.74 2012	yearly	2000 - 2012
Lesotho LS: Imports: Goods (USD mn)	1,851.38 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Import Value Index (2000=100)	228.78 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Computer, Commun... (%)	16.83 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Imports: Commercial Service (USD mn)	283.55 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Transport (%)	18.05 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Travel (%)	61.41 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Net Barter Terms of Trade Index (2000=100)	84.93 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Export Volume Index (2000=100)	360.03 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Agricultural Raw Materials (%)	5.72 2012	yearly	2000 - 2012
Lesotho LS: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Food (%)	14.34 2012	yearly	2000 - 2012
Lesotho LS: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Fuel (%)	0.12 2012	yearly	2001 - 2012
Lesotho LS: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Insurance & Fina... (%)	0.05 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Manufactures (%)	79.14 2012	yearly	2000 - 2012
Lesotho LS: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Ores & Metals (%)	0.38 2012	yearly	2000 - 2012
Lesotho LS: Exports: Goods (USD mn)	894.00 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Export Value Index (2000=100)	405.09 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Computer, Commun... (%)	13.62 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Exports: Commercial Service (USD mn)	56.68 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: High-Technology Exports (USD mn)	0.02 2012	yearly	2000 - 2012
Lesotho LS: High-Technology Exports: % of Manufactured Exports (%)	0.00 2012	yearly	2000 - 2012
Lesotho LS: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Transport (%)	1.42 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Travel (%)	84.90 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Cereal Production (Metric Ton)	34,972.00 2016	yearly	1961 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments (USD mn)	0.48 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Terrestrial Protected Areas: % of Total Land Area (%)	0.26 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Automated Teller Machines (ATMs): per 100,000 Adults (Number)	12.72 2015	yearly	2004 - 2015

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