Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Lesotho's foreign direct investment stands at -5.77M as of 2025-12-31, up from -12.57M in 2024. Historical data runs from 1975 to 2025 (51 observations).
In 2025, Lesotho's foreign direct investment was -5.77M, up from -12.57M in 2024.
In 2024, Lesotho's foreign direct investment was -12.57M, up from -25.65M in 2023.
In 2023, Lesotho's foreign direct investment was -25.65M, down from -7.82M in 2022.
In 2022, Lesotho's foreign direct investment was -7.82M, up from -12.37M in 2021.
In 2021, Lesotho's foreign direct investment was -12.37M, down from 28.00M in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -5.77M | +6.80M |
| 2024 | -12.57M | +13.08M |
| 2023 | -25.65M | -17.83M |
| 2022 | -7.82M | +4.55M |
| 2021 | -12.37M | -40.37M |
| 2020 | 28.00M | -7.73M |
| 2019 | 35.73M | -5.14M |
| 2018 | 40.87M | -1.29M |
| 2017 | 42.17M | -37.07M |
| 2016 | 79.23M | -33.99M |
| 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 -5.77M as of 2025-12-31, compared with -12.57M in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 113.22M (2015); the lowest is -25.65M (2023), across data from 1975 to 2025.
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