Gross capital formation fell 10.6% to USD 577 bil in Lesotho in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, gross capital formation in Lesotho reached an all time high of USD 885 bil in 2012 and an all time low of USD 0.103 bil in 1985. When compared to Lesotho's main peers, gross capital formation in Botswana amounted to USD 5,881 bil, USD 59,153 bil in South Africa, USD 884 bil in Swaziland and USD 5,734 bil in Zimbabwe in 2023.
Lesotho has been ranked 145th within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of gross capital formation, 11 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Gross Capital Formation (USD) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Botswana | USD bil | 4,412 | 5,155 | 4,896 | 5,131 | 5,444 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | USD bil | 548 | 641 | 539 | 687 | 645 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | USD bil | 6,905 | 6,336 | 6,381 | 6,527 | 8,159 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | USD bil | 2,041 | 1,923 | 1,474 | 2,172 | 2,511 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | USD bil | 65,533 | 61,595 | 41,725 | 53,858 | 62,727 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | USD bil | 923 | 749 | 617 | 941 | 1,066 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Zambia | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,153 | 9,151 | 5,848 | 6,931 | 7,869 | ... | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | USD bil | 4,833 | 3,549 | 3,532 | 4,224 | 4,791 |
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