Lesotho - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Lesotho was $692,427,300 as of 2019. Over the past 59 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $885,050,000 in 2012 and $699,986 in 1960.

Definition: Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 $699,986
1961 $1,399,972
1962 $2,939,941
1963 $4,059,919
1964 $5,039,899
1965 $6,299,874
1966 $5,739,885
1967 $6,859,863
1968 $7,559,849
1969 $7,699,846
1970 $6,999,860
1971 $6,991,052
1972 $9,106,283
1973 $17,291,070
1974 $19,131,710
1975 $27,045,300
1976 $50,597,980
1977 $45,998,160
1978 $66,697,330
1979 $95,011,880
1980 $159,862,200
1981 $163,250,800
2007 $419,262,600
2008 $494,406,200
2009 $531,636,700
2010 $699,504,700
2011 $653,406,800
2012 $885,050,000
2013 $773,258,800
2014 $832,321,500
2015 $718,210,900
2016 $608,534,800
2017 $512,372,300
2018 $577,857,900
2019 $692,427,300

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Lesotho was 10,004,470,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,004,470,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 500,000 in 1960.

Definition: Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current local currency.

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

Year Value
1960 500,000
1961 1,000,000
1962 2,100,000
1963 2,900,000
1964 3,600,000
1965 4,500,000
1966 4,100,000
1967 4,900,000
1968 5,400,000
1969 5,500,000
1970 5,000,000
1971 5,000,000
1972 7,000,000
1973 12,000,000
1974 13,000,000
1975 20,000,000
1976 44,000,000
1977 40,000,000
1978 58,000,000
1979 80,000,000
1980 124,500,700
1981 143,252,600
2007 2,953,872,000
2008 4,084,389,000
2009 4,504,930,000
2010 5,120,234,000
2011 4,743,668,000
2012 7,268,030,000
2013 7,461,328,000
2014 9,032,935,000
2015 9,163,582,000
2016 8,950,026,000
2017 6,824,799,000
2018 7,647,314,000
2019 10,004,470,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in Lesotho was 753,434,000 as of 2019. Over the past 59 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 758,161,200 in 2014 and 65,506 in 1960.

Definition: Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

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

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Year Value
1960 65,506
1961 131,023
1962 275,151
1963 379,963
1964 471,679
1965 589,597
1966 537,186
1967 642,008
1968 707,514
1969 720,619
1970 655,113
1971 655,113
1972 917,158
1973 1,572,262
1974 1,703,284
1975 2,620,443
1976 5,764,966
1977 5,240,875
1978 7,599,272
1979 10,481,760
1980 16,312,330
1981 18,769,240
1982 19,893,190
1983 17,106,090
1984 21,703,200
1985 30,216,330
1986 33,693,470
1987 39,068,450
1988 57,510,970
1989 80,251,940
1990 102,744,600
1991 156,006,500
1992 192,044,800
1993 197,740,100
1994 228,399,200
1995 295,506,500
1996 343,900,800
1997 316,110,800
1998 283,699,900
1999 359,131,300
2000 289,915,400
2001 297,442,100
2002 292,699,800
2003 300,832,300
2004 277,992,600
2005 250,579,500
2006 261,849,200
2007 367,408,800
2008 464,254,000
2009 498,291,800
2010 555,490,900
2011 512,865,100
2012 727,650,700
2013 686,784,800
2014 758,161,200
2015 718,210,900
2016 732,900,800
2017 555,682,000
2018 586,614,000
2019 753,434,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in Lesotho was 28.44 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 58 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 120.00 in 1976 and a minimum value of -24.18 in 2017.

Definition: Annual growth rate of gross capital formation based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation.

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

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Year Value
1961 100.02
1962 110.00
1963 38.09
1964 24.14
1965 25.00
1966 -8.89
1967 19.51
1968 10.20
1969 1.85
1970 -9.09
1971 0.00
1972 40.00
1973 71.43
1974 8.33
1975 53.85
1976 120.00
1977 -9.09
1978 45.00
1979 37.93
1980 55.63
1981 15.06
1982 5.99
1983 -14.01
1984 26.87
1985 39.23
1986 11.51
1987 15.95
1988 47.21
1989 39.54
1990 28.03
1991 51.84
1992 23.10
1993 2.97
1994 15.50
1995 29.38
1996 16.38
1997 -8.08
1998 -10.25
1999 26.59
2000 -19.27
2001 2.60
2002 -1.59
2003 2.78
2004 -7.59
2005 -9.86
2006 4.50
2007 40.31
2008 26.36
2009 7.33
2010 11.48
2011 -7.67
2012 41.88
2013 -5.62
2014 10.39
2015 -5.27
2016 2.05
2017 -24.18
2018 5.57
2019 28.44

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (constant LCU) in Lesotho was 7,525,564,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,572,780,000 in 2014 and a minimum value of 654,300 in 1960.

Definition: Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in constant local currency.

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

Year Value
1960 654,300
1961 1,308,700
1962 2,748,300
1963 3,795,200
1964 4,711,300
1965 5,889,100
1966 5,365,600
1967 6,412,600
1968 7,066,900
1969 7,197,800
1970 6,543,500
1971 6,543,500
1972 9,160,900
1973 15,704,300
1974 17,013,000
1975 26,173,900
1976 57,582,500
1977 52,347,700
1978 75,904,200
1979 104,695,500
1980 162,933,300
1981 187,473,800
1982 198,700,200
1983 170,861,600
1984 216,779,200
1985 301,811,300
1986 336,542,200
1987 390,229,400
1988 574,439,800
1989 801,584,600
1990 1,026,249,000
1991 1,558,248,000
1992 1,918,211,000
1993 1,975,097,000
1994 2,281,331,000
1995 2,951,623,000
1996 3,435,002,000
1997 3,157,425,000
1998 2,833,695,000
1999 3,587,129,000
2000 2,895,777,000
2001 2,970,957,000
2002 2,923,589,000
2003 3,004,818,000
2004 2,776,688,000
2005 2,502,876,000
2006 2,615,442,000
2007 3,669,808,000
2008 4,637,131,000
2009 4,977,114,000
2010 5,548,439,000
2011 5,122,677,000
2012 7,268,030,000
2013 6,859,848,000
2014 7,572,780,000
2015 7,173,744,000
2016 7,320,471,000
2017 5,550,347,000
2018 5,859,306,000
2019 7,525,564,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Lesotho was 29.26 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 37.60 in 1981, while its lowest value was 2.02 in 1960.

Definition: Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation.

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.02
1961 3.92
1962 7.02
1963 8.63
1964 9.70
1965 11.48
1966 10.12
1967 11.58
1968 12.30
1969 11.67
1970 10.18
1971 9.14
1972 11.25
1973 14.27
1974 12.68
1975 18.08
1976 34.27
1977 23.80
1978 25.02
1979 32.75
1980 37.04
1981 37.60
2007 24.93
2008 27.98
2009 30.54
2010 31.30
2011 25.33
2012 35.72
2013 32.67
2014 34.10
2015 30.44
2016 28.78
2017 22.21
2018 22.98
2019 29.26

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts