PAINTMAPS.comGeneral Information for Lesotho | ||
| What is the capital city of Lesotho ? | Maseru |  |
| What is the total area of Lesotho ? (km2) | 30.355 | |
| What is the population in Lesotho ? (2020) | 2.142.249 | |
| What is the median age in Lesotho ? | 24 | |
| What is the iso country code for Lesotho ? (2lt) | LS | |
| What is the iso country code for Lesotho ? (3lt) | LSO | |
| What continent is Lesotho in ? | Africa | |
| What currency is used in Lesotho ? | Lesotho Loti | |
| What is the currency code for Lesotho ? | LSL | |
| What is the tel code for Lesotho ? | +266 | |
| What language use in Lesotho ? | Sotho, English | |
| What is the language code for Sotho, English ? | ST,EN | |
| What is the internet TLD code for Lesotho ? | .ls | |
| Where is the highest place in Lesotho ? | Thabana Ntlenyana (3482 m.) | |
| Where is the lowest place in Lesotho ? | Confluence of Orange River and Makhaleng River (1400 m.) | |
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Worldbank Country Statistics for Lesotho | |
 Primary education, duration (years) | 7 |
| Primary school starting age (years) | 6 |
| Cost to import, documentary compliance (US$) | 90 |
| Cost to import, border compliance (US$) | 150 |
| Time to export, documentary compliance (hours) | 1 |
| Time to export, border compliance (hours) | 4 |
| Cost to export, documentary compliance (US$) | 90 |
| Cost to export, border compliance (US$) | 150 |
| Time required to get electricity (days) | 114 |
| Public credit registry coverage (% of adults) | 0 |
| Private credit bureau coverage (% of adults) | 15,8 |
| Depth of credit information index (0=low to 8=high) | 6 |
| Ease of doing business index (1=most business-friendly regulations) | 122 |
| Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure) | 3 |
| Distance to frontier score (0=lowest performance to 100=frontier) | 59,4294 |
| PPG, bilateral (INT, current US$) | 2.876.260 |
| Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 23,33 |
| Secondary education, duration (years) | 5 |
| Lower secondary school starting age (years) | 13 |
| Procedures to build a warehouse (number) | 10 |
| Time required to build a warehouse (days) | 183 |
| Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 13,6 |
| Profit tax (% of commercial profits) | 10,8 |
| Tax payments (number) | 32 |
| Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) | 2,8 |
| Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) | 0 |
| Time to prepare and pay taxes (hours) | 327 |
| Start-up procedures to register a business, male (number) | 6 |
| Start-up procedures to register a business, female (number) | 6 |
| Start-up procedures to register a business (number) | 6 |
| Time required to start a business, male (days) | 15 |
| Time required to start a business, female (days) | 15 |
| Time required to start a business (days) | 15 |
| Cost of business start-up procedures (% of GNI per capita) | 0 |
| Cost of business start-up procedures, male (% of GNI per capita) | 6,1 |
| Cost of business start-up procedures, female (% of GNI per capita) | 6,1 |
| Procedures to register property (number) | 4 |
| Time required to register property (days) | 43 |
| Time required to enforce a contract (days) | 615 |
| Strength of legal rights index (0=weak to 12=strong) | 5 |
| Time to resolve insolvency (years) | 2,6 |
| Time to import, documentary compliance (hours) | 1 |
| Time to import, border compliance (hours) | 4,5 |
| PPG, private creditors (INT, current US$) | 76.715 |
| PPG, other private creditors (INT, current US$) | 0 |
| PPG, commercial banks (INT, current US$) | 76.715 |
| PPG, bonds (INT, current US$) | 0 |
| PPG, official creditors (INT, current US$) | 16.968.800 |
| PPG, multilateral (INT, current US$) | 14.092.500 |
| Interest payments on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (INT, current US$) | 0 |
| Interest payments on external debt, long-term (INT, current US$) | 17.045.500 |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) | 23,475 |
| Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) | 20,641 |
| Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) | 26,72 |
| PPG, private creditors (DIS, current US$) | 0 |
| PPG, other private creditors (DIS, current US$) | 0 |
| PPG, commercial banks (DIS, current US$) | 0 |
| PPG, official creditors (DIS, current US$) | 83.869.400 |
| PPG, multilateral (DIS, current US$) | 51.288.700 |
| Disbursements on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DIS, current US$) | 83.869.400 |
| Disbursements on external debt, long-term (DIS, current US$) | 83.869.400 |
| PPG, bilateral (DIS, current US$) | 32.580.700 |
| PPG, private creditors (AMT, current US$) | 149.395 |
| PPG, other private creditors (AMT, current US$) | 0 |
| PPG, commercial banks (AMT, current US$) | 149.395 |
| PPG, bonds (AMT, current US$) | 0 |
| PPG, official creditors (AMT, current US$) | 43.428.000 |
| PPG, multilateral (AMT, current US$) | 30.221.600 |
| Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) | 33,006 |
| Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) | 28,526 |
| Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) | 39,223 |
| Labor force, total | 963.657 |
| Labor force, female (% of total labor force) | 45,4995 |
| Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) | 67,107 |
| Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) | 75,097 |
| Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 79,653 |
| Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) | 59,817 |
| Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) | 68,85 |
| Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) | 76,003 |
| Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) | 62,148 |
| Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 44,664 |
| Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 51,766 |
| Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 37,522 |
| Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 23,325 |
| Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 16,351 |
| Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 31,977 |
| Principal repayments on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (AMT, current US$) | 43.577.400 |
| Principal repayments on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (AMT, current US$) | 0 |
| Principal repayments on external debt, long-term (AMT, current US$) | 43.577.400 |
| PPG, bilateral (AMT, current US$) | 13.206.400 |
| Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 10,105 |
| Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 10,071 |
| Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 10,148 |
| GDP per person employed (constant 2011 PPP $) | 8.914,85 |
| Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 9,776 |
| Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 7,924 |
| Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 12,075 |
| Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 44,851 |
| Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 38,326 |
| Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 52,946 |
| Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 54,453 |
| Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 60,906 |
| Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 46,451 |
| Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 51,354 |
| Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 59,596 |
| Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 43,834 |
| Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 55,149 |
| Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 61,674 |
| Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 47,054 |
| Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 0,695 |
| Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 0,769 |
| Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 0,603 |
| Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 29,922 |
| Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 36,999 |
| Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 22,805 |
| Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 66,57 |
| Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 73,578 |
| Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 57,876 |
| Personal remittances, received (% of GDP) | 20,1259 |
| Personal remittances, received (current US$) | 495.112.000 |
| Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) | 4.902.090 |
| Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) | 608.880.000 |
| Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | 229.820 |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) | 4,7822 |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | 117.646.000 |
| Travel services (% of service exports, BoP) | 73,1259 |
| Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) | 1,93569 |
| Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) | 1.600.480.000 |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) | 199.362 |
| Service exports (BoP, current US$) | 30.640.500 |
| Goods exports (BoP, current US$) | 1.014.360.000 |
| Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP) | 0,0994044 |
| Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) | 1.045.000.000 |
| Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) | 555.473.000 |
| Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) | 8,85603 |
| Net capital account (BoP, current US$) | 86.019.500 |
| Net secondary income (BoP, current US$) | 583.542.000 |
| Reserves and related items (BoP, current US$) | 41.083.800 |
| Portfolio investment, net (BoP, current US$) | -229.820 |
| Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) | -117.646.000 |
| Net errors and omissions (BoP, current US$) | -38.547.200 |
| Net trade in goods (BoP, current US$) | -767.829.000 |
| Net trade in goods and services (BoP, current US$) | -1.158.230.000 |
| Net primary income (BoP, current US$) | 428.514.000 |
| Net financial account (BoP, current US$) | -98.701.400 |
| Current account balance (% of GDP) | -5,94184 |
| Current account balance (BoP, current US$) | -146.174.000 |
| Personal remittances, paid (current US$) | 0 |
| Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) | 484.560 |
| Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) | 67,6152 |
| Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79) | 4,5 |
| Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) | 13,1876 |
| Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) | 2.330.190.000 |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) | 2.971.040 |
| Service imports (BoP, current US$) | 421.041.000 |
| Goods imports (BoP, current US$) | 1.782.190.000 |
| Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP) | 2,73863 |
| Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) | 2.203.230.000 |
| Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) | 126.958.000 |
| Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) | 5,47415 |
| Trade in services (% of GDP) | 18,3605 |