Lesotho Balance of Payments: Current Account
Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Balance
LS: BOP: Current Account: Balance data was reported at -165.688 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -198.198 USD mn for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Balance data is updated yearly, averaging 1.596 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 373.219 USD mn in 2007 and a record low of -377.094 USD mn in 2012. LS: BOP: Current Account: Balance 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: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income. 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.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -198.20 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP
LS: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data was reported at -6.278 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -8.650 % for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.130 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 62.301 % in 1987 and a record low of -26.467 % in 1996. LS: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP 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: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -8.65 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Payments
LS: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Payments data was reported at 3.220 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.926 USD mn for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Payments data is updated yearly, averaging 1.261 USD mn from Dec 1988 to 2017, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.035 USD mn in 2011 and a record low of -0.145 USD mn in 1999. LS: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Payments 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: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Charges for the use of intellectual property are payments and receipts between residents and nonresidents for the authorized use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, and franchises) and for the use, through licensing agreements, of produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2.93 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Receipts
LS: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Receipts data was reported at 0.216 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.196 USD mn for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 0.221 USD mn from Dec 2006 to 2017, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.338 USD mn in 2011 and a record low of 0.024 USD mn in 2006. LS: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Receipts 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: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Charges for the use of intellectual property are payments and receipts between residents and nonresidents for the authorized use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, and franchises) and for the use, through licensing agreements, of produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.20 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods
LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods data was reported at 1.028 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 881.332 USD mn for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging 194.993 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.175 USD bn in 2011 and a record low of 13.523 USD mn in 1975. LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: 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.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. Merchanting is reclassified from services to goods.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 881.33 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services
LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data was reported at 1.061 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 940.488 USD mn for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 217.079 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.221 USD bn in 2011 and a record low of 25.558 USD mn in 1975. LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services 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: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Exports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 940.49 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income
LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data was reported at 1.541 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.364 USD bn for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data is updated yearly, averaging 1.137 USD bn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.948 USD bn in 2011 and a record low of 152.534 USD mn in 1975. LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income 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: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods exports, service exports and primary income receipts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1,364.43 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service
LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service data was reported at 33.339 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 59.156 USD mn for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service data is updated yearly, averaging 24.172 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 59.156 USD mn in 2016 and a record low of 9.137 USD mn in 1985. LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service 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: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others (goods for processing in BPM5) and maintenance and repair services n.i.e. are reclassified from goods to services.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 59.16 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports
LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports data was reported at 29.549 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 17.239 % for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 21.639 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 60.159 % in 1980 and a record low of 11.301 % in 1989. LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports 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: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 17.24 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports
LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports data was reported at 0.099 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.051 % for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 0.048 % from Dec 1988 to 2017, with 30 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.002 % in 1993 and a record low of -6.587 % in 2005. LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports 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: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.05 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports
LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports data was reported at 1.904 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.365 % for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 2.439 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.869 % in 1988 and a record low of 0.206 % in 1982. LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports 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. Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted Average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.37 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports
LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data was reported at 68.448 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 81.345 % for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 71.990 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 86.887 % in 1982 and a record low of 37.849 % in 1980. LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports 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. Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted Average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 81.34 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods
LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods data was reported at 1.826 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.612 USD bn for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging 947.890 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.254 USD bn in 2012 and a record low of 151.452 USD mn in 1975. LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: 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. Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1,612.43 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services
LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services data was reported at 2.165 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.917 USD bn for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 1.334 USD bn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.706 USD bn in 2012 and a record low of 170.519 USD mn in 1975. LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services 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. Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1,916.86 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income
LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data was reported at 2.301 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.040 USD bn for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data is updated yearly, averaging 1.401 USD bn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.888 USD bn in 2012 and a record low of 174.981 USD mn in 1975. LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income 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. Imports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods imports, service imports and primary income payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2,039.99 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service
LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service data was reported at 339.148 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 304.431 USD mn for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service data is updated yearly, averaging 355.944 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 487.835 USD mn in 2011 and a record low of 19.067 USD mn in 1975. LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service 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. Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others (goods for processing in BPM5) and maintenance and repair services n.i.e. are reclassified from goods to services.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 304.43 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports
LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data was reported at 23.776 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 22.535 % for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 14.012 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 49.745 % in 1980 and a record low of 3.807 % in 1983. LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports 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. Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted Average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 22.54 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports
LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports data was reported at 3.504 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.458 % for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 2.879 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.145 % in 2008 and a record low of 0.578 % in 1989. LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports 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. Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted Average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 3.46 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports
LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports data was reported at 17.067 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 16.809 % for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 9.810 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 41.319 % in 1976 and a record low of 2.564 % in 1983. LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports 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. Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted Average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 16.81 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports
LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports data was reported at 55.653 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 57.197 % for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 72.679 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 92.872 % in 1983 and a record low of 13.430 % in 1981. LS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports 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. Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted Average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 57.20 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods
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. LS: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging -647.610 USD mn from Dec 1975 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. 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.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -731.10 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services
LS: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data was reported at -1.104 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -976.375 USD mn for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging -976.375 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -144.961 USD mn in 1975 and a record low of -1.692 USD bn in 2012. LS: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services 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 and services is derived by offsetting imports of goods and services against exports of goods and services. Exports and imports of goods and services comprise all transactions involving a change of ownership of goods and services between residents of one country and the rest of the world. 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.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -976.37 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid
LS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid data was reported at 30.761 USD mn in 2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 19.460 USD mn for 2010. LS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid data is updated yearly, averaging 10.318 USD mn from Dec 1995 to 2011, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 75.360 USD mn in 1995 and a record low of 4.303 USD mn in 2006. LS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid 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. Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 30.76 2011 | yearly | 1995 - 2011 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received
LS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received data was reported at 400.959 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 343.655 USD mn for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received data is updated yearly, averaging 599.353 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.133 USD bn in 1994 and a record low of 121.703 USD mn in 1975. LS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received 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: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 343.66 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP
LS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data was reported at 15.191 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 14.998 % for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 66.923 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 235.924 % in 1987 and a record low of 14.798 % in 2015. LS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP 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. Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted Average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 15.00 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts
LS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts data was reported at 3.970 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.403 USD mn for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 5.933 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.213 USD mn in 1994 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 1981. LS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts 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. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 3.40 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net
LS: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net data was reported at 343.841 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 300.815 USD mn for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 574.182 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.080 USD bn in 1994 and a record low of 122.514 USD mn in 1975. LS: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: 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: Current Account. Net primary income refers to receipts and payments of employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (receipts and payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). 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.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 300.82 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments
LS: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments data was reported at 135.962 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 123.128 USD mn for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments data is updated yearly, averaging 77.422 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 196.200 USD mn in 2011 and a record low of 4.140 USD mn in 1976. LS: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments 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. Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 123.13 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts
LS: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts data was reported at 479.803 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 423.943 USD mn for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 698.011 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.164 USD bn in 1994 and a record low of 126.976 USD mn in 1975. LS: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts 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: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Primary income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 423.94 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net
LS: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net data was reported at 594.674 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 477.362 USD mn for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 194.785 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 879.177 USD mn in 2012 and a record low of 7.705 USD mn in 1976. LS: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: 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: Current Account. Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. 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.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 477.36 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments
LS: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments data was reported at 0.525 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.477 USD mn for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments data is updated yearly, averaging 0.114 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.794 USD mn in 2011 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 1978. LS: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments 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. Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.48 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts
LS: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts data was reported at 622.057 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 500.582 USD mn for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 222.936 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 908.861 USD mn in 2012 and a record low of 16.215 USD mn in 1976. LS: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts 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. Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 500.58 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP
LS: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data was reported at 14.113 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 15.868 % for 2016. LS: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 29.820 % from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 99.196 % in 1987 and a record low of 13.730 % in 2014. LS: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP 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. Trade in services is the sum of service exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted Average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 15.87 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |