Lesotho - Changes in inventories

Changes in inventories (current US$)

The latest value for Changes in inventories (current US$) in Lesotho was $27,439,690 as of 2019. Over the past 52 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $114,908,500 in 2014 and ($119,560,600) in 2017.

Definition: Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1967 $699,986
1968 $699,986
1969 $839,983
1970 $0
1971 ($1,398,210)
1972 ($1,300,898)
1973 $2,881,845
1974 $0
1975 ($1,352,265)
1976 ($2,299,908)
1977 ($1,149,954)
1978 $6,899,724
1979 $7,125,891
1980 $6,166,924
1981 $6,712,593
2007 $23,462,150
2008 $28,496,360
2009 $37,614,860
2010 $43,559,280
2011 ($69,648,340)
2012 ($5,619,898)
2013 $39,626,550
2014 $114,908,500
2015 $49,483,230
2016 $45,359,410
2017 ($119,560,600)
2018 ($106,203,300)
2019 $27,439,690

Changes in inventories (current LCU)

The value for Changes in inventories (current LCU) in Lesotho was 396,459,600 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 52 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,247,068,000 in 2014 and a minimum value of -1,592,547,000 in 2017.

Definition: Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1967 500,000
1968 500,000
1969 600,000
1970 0
1971 -1,000,000
1972 -1,000,000
1973 2,000,000
1974 0
1975 -1,000,000
1976 -2,000,000
1977 -1,000,000
1978 6,000,000
1979 6,000,000
1980 4,802,800
1981 5,890,300
2007 165,300,200
2008 235,414,100
2009 318,737,000
2010 318,845,200
2011 -505,640,000
2012 -46,150,600
2013 382,364,500
2014 1,247,068,000
2015 631,351,600
2016 667,123,500
2017 -1,592,547,000
2018 -1,405,484,000
2019 396,459,600

Changes in inventories (constant LCU)

The value for Changes in inventories (constant LCU) in Lesotho was 147,710,100 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 804,982,500 in 2014 and a minimum value of -1,248,771,000 in 2018.

Definition: Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1975 -793,100
1976 -1,586,200
1977 -793,100
1978 4,758,600
1979 4,758,600
1980 3,809,100
1981 4,671,600
1982 -3,424,800
1983 2,759,500
1984 -878,400
1985 4,598,400
1986 21,047,000
1987 5,641,600
1988 -16,646,000
1989 -14,455,500
1990 -10,844,600
1991 -19,526,800
1992 15,375,100
1993 7,232,800
1994 -36,432,100
1995 55,512,600
1996 40,300
1997 -33,665,800
1998 -2,379,300
1999 71,378,300
2000 11,896,400
2001 26,321,600
2002 -59,786,000
2003 -108,620,000
2004 10,583,000
2005 59,427,600
2006 -67,359,400
2007 201,319,800
2008 237,657,200
2009 354,749,600
2010 322,212,800
2011 -399,251,300
2012 -46,150,600
2013 242,032,600
2014 804,982,500
2015 18,191,800
2016 593,980,800
2017 -1,100,419,000
2018 -1,248,771,000
2019 147,710,100

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts