Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Lesotho's foreign direct investment stands at 33.48M as of 2025-12-31, up from 14.82M in 2024. Historical data runs from 1975 to 2025 (51 observations).
In 2025, Lesotho's foreign direct investment was 33.48M, up from 14.82M in 2024.
In 2024, Lesotho's foreign direct investment was 14.82M, down from 24.94M in 2023.
In 2023, Lesotho's foreign direct investment was 24.94M, up from -138,752 in 2022.
In 2022, Lesotho's foreign direct investment was -138,752, up from -12.44M in 2021.
In 2021, Lesotho's foreign direct investment was -12.44M, down from 12.26M in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.48M | +18.66M |
| 2024 | 14.82M | -10.11M |
| 2023 | 24.94M | +25.07M |
| 2022 | -138,752 | +12.30M |
| 2021 | -12.44M | -24.70M |
| 2020 | 12.26M | +69.78M |
| 2019 | -57.51M | -80.98M |
| 2018 | 23.46M | -111.48M |
| 2017 | 134.94M | +95.99M |
| 2016 | 38.95M | -74.27M |
| 2015 | 113.22M | +18.76M |
| 2014 | 94.46M | +44.03M |
| 2013 | 50.43M | -6.23M |
| 2012 | 56.65M | -4.52M |
| 2011 | 61.17M | +51.66M |
| 2010 | 9.51M | -81.84M |
| 2009 | 91.35M | +80.34M |
| 2008 | 11.01M | -64.61M |
| 2007 | 75.62M | +51.30M |
| 2006 | 24.32M | -3.12M |
| 2005 | 27.44M | -28.23M |
| 2004 | 55.67M | +11.72M |
| 2003 | 43.95M | +15.56M |
| 2002 | 28.39M | -1.30M |
| 2001 | 29.70M | -2.71M |
| 2000 | 32.40M | +10.37M |
| 1999 | 22.04M | -6.31M |
| 1998 | 28.35M | -4.33M |
| 1997 | 32.68M | +3.61M |
| 1996 | 29.07M | +4.90M |
| 1995 | 24.18M | -19.09M |
| 1994 | 43.27M | +27.61M |
| 1993 | 15.66M | +7.29M |
| 1992 | 8.37M | +379,866 |
| 1991 | 7.99M | -8.49M |
| 1990 | 16.48M | +2.74M |
| 1989 | 13.74M | -7.61M |
| 1988 | 21.35M | +15.42M |
| 1987 | 5.93M | +3.67M |
| 1986 | 2.25M | -2.64M |
| 1985 | 4.89M | +2.48M |
| 1984 | 2.41M | -2.64M |
| 1983 | 5.05M | +1.81M |
| 1982 | 3.24M | -1.54M |
| 1981 | 4.79M | +291,995 |
| 1980 | 4.49M | +4.29M |
| 1979 | 200,000 | +180,000 |
| 1978 | 20,000 | -420,000 |
| 1977 | 440,000 | +440,000 |
| 1976 | 0 | +0 |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
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Lesotho's foreign direct investment is 33.48M as of 2025-12-31, compared with 14.82M in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 134.94M (2017); the lowest is -57.51M (2019), across data from 1975 to 2025.
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