CFI Data on Lesotho
We offer a data-driven country report for Lesotho that explores inter alia population, international trading relationships, energy consumption, GDP growth, current account balances, and R&D investment. Additionally, CFI quotes from the Big Mac Index (courtesy of The Economist) which gives a rough idea of purchasing power parity. Other authoritative sources include The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, The World Bank, and The International Money Fund. Visit us regularly for updates and new sources of key economic information on Lesotho.
Trade agreement information for Lesotho
Does Lesotho belong to any economic unions or free trade areas?
Member of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) since 01/01/1910
Other members:
Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia, South Africa
Which trade deals does Lesotho have through its membership of the SACU?
SACU - EFTA free trade agreement (from 01/07/2006)
MERCOSUR - SACU partial scope agreement (from 01/04/2016)
UK - SACU+M trade agreement (from 01/01/2021)
What bilateral trade deals are there between Lesotho and other countries and economic unions?
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (from 08/12/1994)
Southern African Development Community (from 01/09/2000)
EU - Lesotho (SADC) Economic Partnership Agreement (from 05/02/2018)
Implementation dates might vary according to the date of the United Kindom's exit from the European UnionTrade between Lesotho and the United Kingdom
Source: UK Office for National Statistics, October 2019.
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Its population in 2018 was 2,263,010 [1]
In 2015, 52.14% of its total energy
consumption was renewable [2]
In 2018, its GDP grew by 1.47% [2]
In 2018 it had a negative Current
Account Balance of US$bn0.18 [3]
Its Expenditure on R&D (as a percentage of
GDP) in 2015 was 0.05% [2]
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