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

1975 - 2016 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

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 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.

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Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-80.43 2016 -113.22 2015 -113.22 2015 0.00 1979 USD mn yearly 1975 - 2016

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National Accounts Last Frequency Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $) 3,722.060 2029 yearly 1981 - 2029
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD) 1,301.510 2029 yearly 1981 - 2029
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%) 1.599 2029 yearly 1981 - 2029
Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LSL bn) 31.496 2029 yearly 1983 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LSL bn) 39.141 2029 yearly 1989 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (LSL bn) 29.510 2029 yearly 1983 - 2029
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) -0.127 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028

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