Lesotho LS: Time Required to Obtain an Operating License

2009 - 2016 | Yearly | Day | World Bank

Lesotho LS: Time Required to Obtain an Operating License data was reported at 1.900 Day in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 16.400 Day for 2009. Lesotho LS: Time Required to Obtain an Operating License data is updated yearly, averaging 9.150 Day from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2016, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.400 Day in 2009 and a record low of 1.900 Day in 2016. Lesotho LS: Time Required to Obtain an Operating License 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.WDI: Company Statistics. Time required to obtain operating license is the average wait to obtain an operating license from the day the establishment applied for it to the day it was granted.; ; World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).; Unweighted average;

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
1.90 2016	16.40 2009	1.90 2016	16.40 2009	Day	yearly	2009 - 2016

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Lesotho LS: Time Required to Obtain an Operating License (Day)	1.90 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Firms Competing Against Unregistered Firms: % of Firms (%)	68.10 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Firm with Female Top Manager: % of Firms (%)	36.20 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Average Time to Clear Exports Through Customs (Day)	4.00 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Cost to Exports: USD per Container (USD)	1,795.00 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Lesotho LS: Firms using Banks to Finance Investment: % of Firms (%)	51.80 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Informal Payments to Public Officials: % of Firms (%)	13.80 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Losses Due To Theft and Vandalism: % of Annual Sales for Affected Fi... (%)	17.30 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Firms with Female Participation in Ownership: % of Firms (%)	39.10 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Firms Formally Registered When Operations Started: % of Firms (%)	91.30 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Value Lost Due to Electrical Outages: % of Sales for Affected Firms (%)	2.50 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Firms Offering Formal Training: % of Firms (%)	31.20 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Time Spent Dealing with the Requirements of Government Regulations: ... (%)	2.70 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Cost to Imports: USD per Container (USD)	2,045.00 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Lesotho LS: Time to Resolve Insolvency (Year)	2.60 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Time Required to Enforce a Contract (Day)	615.00 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Time Required to Register Property (Day)	43.00 2017	yearly	2004 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Procedures to Register Property (Number)	4.00 2017	yearly	2004 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI per Capita (%)	7.70 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Time Required to Start a Business (Day)	29.00 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business (Number)	7.00 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Time to Prepare and Pay Taxes (Hour)	333.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Number of Visits or Required Meetings with Tax Officials: Average fo... (NA)	1.70 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Tax Payments (Number)	32.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Total Tax Rate: % of Profit (%)	13.60 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Time Required to Build a Warehouse (Day)	183.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Procedures to Build a Warehouse (Number)	10.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Time Required to Get Electricity (Day)	114.00 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Firms using Banks to Finance Working Capital: % of Firms (%)	34.90 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Bribery Incidence: % of Firms Experiencing at Least One Bribe Paymen... (%)	14.60 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Female (%)	7.70 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Male (%)	7.70 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Time Required to Start a Business: Female (Day)	29.00 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Time Required to Start a Business: Male (Day)	29.00 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Female (Number)	7.00 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Male (Number)	7.00 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Firms Experiencing Losses Due To Theft and Vandalism: % of Firms (%)	24.00 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Firms That Spend On R&D: % of Firms (%)	1.00 2016	yearly	2016 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Firms Visited or Required Meetings with Tax Officials: % of Firms (%)	66.80 2016	yearly	2009 - 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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Indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: Claims on Nonfinancial Public Enterprises (LSL mn)	43.83 2008	yearly	1973 - 2008
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Claims on Nonfinancial Public Corporatio... (LSL mn)	0.00 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: Claims on Private Sector (LSL mn)	1,463.15 2008	yearly	1973 - 2008
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Claims on Private Sector (LSL mn)	6,148.09 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: Claims on Nonbank Financial Institutions (LSL mn)	0.00 2008	yearly	1974 - 2008
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Claims on Other Financial Corporations (LSL mn)	77.96 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Claims on Other Sectors (LSL mn)	6,226.05 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: Money (LSL mn)	3,877.39 2008	yearly	1980 - 2008
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Transferable Deposits (LSL mn)	5,049.68 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: Money: Seasonally Adjusted (LSL mn)	3,858.80 2008	yearly	1980 - 2008
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Currency Outside Depository Corporation (LSL mn)	1,111.09 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: Quasi Money (LSL mn)	1,006.16 2008	yearly	1973 - 2008
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Other Deposits (LSL mn)	5,945.20 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: Money Plus Quasi Money (LSL mn)	4,883.56 2008	yearly	1980 - 2008
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Broad Money Liabilities (LSL mn)	12,105.97 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Broad Money Liabilities: Seasonally Adju... (LSL mn)	12,166.39 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Securities Other Than Shares (LSL mn)	0.00 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: Money Market Instruments (LSL mn)	0.00 2008	yearly	1973 - 2008
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: Liabilities of Central Bank: Securities (LSL mn)	0.00 2008	yearly	2001 - 2008
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: Restricted Deposits (LSL mn)	0.00 2008	yearly	2001 - 2008
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Deposits excluded from Broad Money (LSL mn)	17.03 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Liabilities to Nonresidents (LSL mn)	1,819.86 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Liabilities to Central Government (LSL mn)	2,614.77 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: Liabilities to Nonbank Financial Institutions (LSL mn)	0.00 2008	yearly	2001 - 2008
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Loans (LSL mn)	0.00 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Financial Derivatives (LSL mn)	0.00 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Insurance Technical Reserves (LSL mn)	0.00 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Securities Other Than Shares excluded fr... (LSL mn)	0.00 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: Capital Accounts (LSL mn)	3,560.19 2008	yearly	1980 - 2008
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Shares and Other Equity (LSL mn)	7,207.54 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: Other Items: Net (LSL mn)	327.67 2008	yearly	1980 - 2008
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: MFSM 2000: Other Items: Net (LSL mn)	-1,256.04 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Money Supply: Broad Money (LSL mn)	12,105.97 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Money Supply: Currency Issued by Central Government (LSL mn)	0.00 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Money Supply: Deposits in Nonfinancial Corporation (LSL mn)	0.00 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Money Supply: Securities Issued by Central Government (LSL mn)	0.00 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Money Supply: M1 (LSL mn)	4,875.62 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Money Supply: Quasi Money (LSL mn)	4,768.57 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Money Supply: M2 (LSL mn)	9,644.19 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Treasury Bill Rate: Government Securities (% pa)	6.41 2017	yearly	1994 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Savings Rate (% pa)	1.34 2017	yearly	1978 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Deposit Rate (% pa)	1.22 2017	yearly	1986 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Lending Rate (% pa)	11.58 2017	yearly	1980 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)	142.67 2017	yearly	1973 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Consumer Price Index (CPI): % Change (%)	5.31 2017	yearly	1974 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Exports: fob: Local Currency (LSL mn)	5,577.20 2012	yearly	1965 - 2012
Lesotho LS: Exports: fob: USD (USD mn)	679.32 2012	yearly	1965 - 2012
Lesotho LS: Imports: cif: Local Currency (LSL mn)	13,127.30 2012	yearly	1965 - 2012
Lesotho LS: Imports: cif: USD (USD mn)	1,598.95 2012	yearly	1965 - 2012
Lesotho LS: GDP: Exports of Goods and Services (LSL mn)	13,680.56 2016	yearly	1965 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: Government Consumption Expenditure (LSL mn)	9,815.79 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (LSL mn)	9,304.01 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: Changes in Inventories (LSL mn)	230.48 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: Private Consumption Expenditure (LSL mn)	31,542.15 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: Net Primary Income from Abroad (LSL mn)	3,628.77 2013	yearly	1966 - 2013
Lesotho LS: GDP: Imports of Goods and Services (LSL mn)	31,263.45 2016	yearly	1965 - 2016
Lesotho LS: GDP: Gross National Income (LSL mn)	24,364.84 2013	yearly	1964 - 2013
Lesotho LS: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (LSL mn)	33,309.53 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Lesotho LS:(GDP) Gross Domestic ProductDeflator (2010=100)	124.99 2014	yearly	1980 - 2014
Lesotho LS:(GDP) Gross Domestic ProductVolume Index (2010=100)	118.27 2014	yearly	1980 - 2014
Lesotho LS: Population: Midyear Estimates (Person mn)	2.23 2017	yearly	1950 - 2017
Lesotho LS: GDP: Net Current Transfer from Abroad (LSL mn)	7,821.49 2013	yearly	1997 - 2013
Lesotho LS: GDP: Gross National Disposable Income (LSL mn)	32,186.33 2013	yearly	1997 - 2013
Lesotho LS: Monetary Survey: Broad Money: % Change over Previous Year (%)	-4.84 2016	yearly	1981 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Agricultural Land (sq km)	22,773.00 2015	yearly	1961 - 2015
Lesotho LS: Agricultural Land: % of Land Area (%)	75.01 2015	yearly	1961 - 2015
Lesotho LS: Arable Land (ha)	272,300.00 2015	yearly	1961 - 2015
Lesotho LS: Arable Land: Hectares per Person (ha)	0.13 2015	yearly	1961 - 2015
Lesotho LS: Arable Land: % of Land Area (%)	8.97 2015	yearly	1961 - 2015
Lesotho LS: Land under Cereal Production (ha)	68,807.00 2016	yearly	1961 - 2016
Lesotho LS: Permanent Cropland: % of Land Area (%)	0.16 2015	yearly	1961 - 2015
Lesotho LS: Forest Area (sq km)	490.00 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Lesotho LS: Forest Area: % of Land Area (%)	1.61 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Lesotho LS: Average Precipitation in Depth (mm/Year)	788.00 2014	yearly	1962 - 2014
Lesotho LS: Land Area (sq km)	30,360.00 2017	yearly	1961 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Surface Area (sq km)	30,360.00 2017	yearly	1961 - 2017
Lesotho LS: Cereal Yield: per Hectare (kg/ha)	508.30 2016	yearly	1961 - 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: Net Trade: Goods (USD mn)	-731.10 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn)	-105.43 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net (USD mn)	-80.43 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (USD mn)	1.94 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Reserves and Related Items (USD mn)	-160.29 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net (USD mn)	477.36 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016
Lesotho LS: BOP: Capital Account: Net (USD mn)	48.79 2016	yearly	1975 - 2016

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