Gross capital formation in US dollars — all countries

Gross capital formation in US dollars — Lesotho

Gross capital formation in US dollars in Lesotho in 2025 — 803,801,317 US$. Ranked 121 in the world out of 131. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 114,728.8%.

2025 804M US$ +13.28% vs 2024
World rank 121of 131
Period maximum 885M US$2012
Period minimum 700,000 US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Gross capital formation in US dollars — Lesotho, 1960–20250250M500M750M1B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 700,000 US$1961: 1,399,999 US$1962: 2,939,999 US$1963: 4,059,998 US$1964: 5,039,998 US$1965: 6,299,997 US$1966: 5,739,998 US$1967: 6,859,997 US$1968: 7,559,997 US$1969: 7,699,997 US$1970: 6,999,997 US$1971: 6,990,885 US$1972: 9,105,987 US$1973: 17,292,088 US$1974: 19,132,362 US$1975: 27,045,008 US$1976: 50,600,013 US$1977: 46,000,012 US$1978: 66,700,017 US$1979: 95,009,281 US$1980: 159,855,245 US$1981: 163,250,826 US$2007: 419,264,651 US$2008: 494,404,872 US$2009: 531,638,331 US$2010: 699,504,672 US$2011: 653,406,824 US$2012: 885,050,000 US$2013: 773,258,757 US$2014: 832,324,834 US$2015: 718,209,229 US$2016: 608,447,491 US$2017: 512,226,128 US$2018: 548,245,494 US$2019: 640,576,825 US$2020: 539,397,495 US$2021: 686,736,689 US$2022: 644,723,329 US$2023: 576,523,541 US$2024: 709,544,583 US$2025: 803,801,317 US$
Change over the period: +803M (+114,728.81%) Average annual rate: 11.45 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho

Lesotho 804M US$
Southern Africa computed 68.69B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2.42T US$
Gross capital formation in US dollars — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 804M +94.26M +13.28%
2024 710M +133M +23.07%
2023 577M −68.2M −10.58%
2022 645M −42.01M −6.12%
2021 687M +147M +27.32%
2020 539M −101M −15.8%
2019 641M +92.33M +16.84%
2018 548M +36.02M +7.03%
2017 512M −96.22M −15.81%
2016 608M −110M −15.28%
2015 718M −114M −13.71%
2014 832M +59.07M +7.64%
2013 773M −112M −12.63%
2012 885M +232M +35.45%
2011 653M −46.1M −6.59%
2010 700M +168M +31.58%
2009 532M +37.23M +7.53%
2008 494M +75.14M +17.92%
2007 419M
1981 163M +3.4M +2.12%
1980 160M +64.85M +68.25%
1979 95.01M +28.31M +42.44%
1978 66.7M +20.7M +45%
1977 46M −4.6M −9.09%
1976 50.6M +23.56M +87.1%
1975 27.05M +7.91M +41.36%
1974 19.13M +1.84M +10.64%
1973 17.29M +8.19M +89.9%
1972 9.11M +2.12M +30.26%
1971 6.99M −9,112 −0.13%
1970 7M −700,000 −9.09%
1969 7.7M +140,000 +1.85%
1968 7.56M +700,000 +10.2%
1967 6.86M +1.12M +19.51%
1966 5.74M −560,000 −8.89%
1965 6.3M +1.26M +25%
1964 5.04M +980,000 +24.14%
1963 4.06M +1.12M +38.1%
1962 2.94M +1.54M +110%
1961 1.4M +700,000 +100%
1960 700,000

Southern Africa, 2025

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About the indicator

Gross fixed capital formation and changes in inventories in current US dollars — what is commonly called investment in the economy. It covers the construction of buildings and structures, purchases of machinery and equipment, roads and networks, as well as the build-up of inventories. The word gross means that the wear of existing capital is not deducted: part of these outlays merely replaces what is retiring rather than adding to the stock.

Important: This concerns outlays on physical capital inside the country, not financial investment and not inflows of foreign capital.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.