| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    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
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Lesotho LS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, et... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17.24
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         |