Lesotho - External balance on goods and services

External balance on goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for External balance on goods and services (current US$) in Lesotho was ($1,092,090,000) as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between ($9,239,815) in 1960 and ($1,650,565,000) in 2012.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 ($9,239,815)
1961 ($11,759,770)
1962 ($13,999,720)
1963 ($16,939,660)
1964 ($17,779,640)
1965 ($20,719,590)
1966 ($25,899,480)
1967 ($26,459,470)
1968 ($26,459,470)
1969 ($25,059,500)
1970 ($25,199,500)
1971 ($32,158,840)
1972 ($42,929,620)
1973 ($64,841,500)
1974 ($95,658,580)
1975 ($133,874,200)
1976 ($178,242,900)
1977 ($194,342,200)
1978 ($195,492,200)
1979 ($294,536,800)
1980 ($384,437,600)
1981 ($424,273,500)
2007 ($984,907,300)
2008 ($976,916,600)
2009 ($1,207,622,000)
2010 ($1,493,675,000)
2011 ($1,422,133,000)
2012 ($1,650,565,000)
2013 ($1,373,872,000)
2014 ($1,246,743,000)
2015 ($1,067,042,000)
2016 ($1,060,742,000)
2017 ($1,219,751,000)
2018 ($1,163,675,000)
2019 ($1,147,551,000)
2020 ($1,092,090,000)

External balance on goods and services (current LCU)

The value for External balance on goods and services (current LCU) in Lesotho was -17,990,210,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of -6,600,000 in 1960 and a minimum value of -17,990,210,000 in 2020.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 -6,600,000
1961 -8,400,000
1962 -10,000,000
1963 -12,100,000
1964 -12,700,000
1965 -14,800,000
1966 -18,500,000
1967 -18,900,000
1968 -18,900,000
1969 -17,900,000
1970 -18,000,000
1971 -23,000,000
1972 -33,000,000
1973 -45,000,000
1974 -65,000,000
1975 -99,000,000
1976 -155,000,000
1977 -169,000,000
1978 -170,000,000
1979 -248,000,000
1980 -299,400,000
1981 -372,300,000
2007 -6,939,066,000
2008 -8,070,503,000
2009 -10,233,020,000
2010 -10,933,400,000
2011 -10,324,540,000
2012 -13,554,440,000
2013 -13,256,760,000
2014 -13,530,530,000
2015 -13,614,280,000
2016 -15,600,860,000
2017 -16,247,080,000
2018 -15,399,960,000
2019 -16,580,280,000
2020 -17,990,210,000

External balance on goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) in Lesotho was -13,412,360,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 7 years this indicator reached a maximum value of -12,106,430,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of -13,554,440,000 in 2012.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
2012 -13,554,440,000
2013 -12,593,240,000
2014 -13,177,640,000
2015 -13,378,990,000
2016 -12,663,100,000
2017 -12,520,660,000
2018 -12,106,430,000
2019 -13,412,360,000

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in Lesotho was -58.24 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was -26.72 in 1960, while its lowest value was -120.72 in 1976.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 -26.72
1961 -32.94
1962 -33.44
1963 -36.01
1964 -34.23
1965 -37.76
1966 -45.68
1967 -44.65
1968 -43.06
1969 -37.99
1970 -36.66
1971 -42.05
1972 -53.05
1973 -53.51
1974 -63.41
1975 -89.51
1976 -120.72
1977 -100.54
1978 -73.34
1979 -101.51
1980 -89.08
1981 -97.72
2007 -58.56
2008 -55.29
2009 -69.37
2010 -66.84
2011 -55.13
2012 -66.62
2013 -58.04
2014 -51.07
2015 -45.22
2016 -50.17
2017 -52.88
2018 -46.29
2019 -48.50
2020 -58.24

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts