| Gross Domestic Product, 2000 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | World | |
| GDP in million constant 1995 US dollars | 1122 | 362493 | 34109900 | |
| GDP PPP (million current international dollars) {a} | 4133 | 1053452 | 44913910 | |
| Gross National Income (PPP, in million current | ||||
| international dollars), 2000 {a} | 5269 | 994240 | 44458520 | |
| GDP per capita, 2000 | ||||
| in 1995 US dollars | 552 | 617 | 5632 | |
| in current international dollars | 2031 | 1797 | 7416 | |
| Average annual growth in GDP, 1991-2000 | ||||
| Total | 4 % | 2 % | 3 % | |
| Per capita | 2 % | 0 % | 1 % | |
| Percent of GDP earned by: | ||||
| Agriculture, 2000 | 17 % | 17 % | X | |
| Industry, 2000 | 44 % | 31 % | X | |
| Services, 2000 | 39 % | 53 % | X | |
| International Trade | ||||
| Trade in Goods and Services (million current $US) | ||||
| Imports, 2000 | 794 | 80986 | X | |
| Exports, 2000 | 256 | 78438 | X | |
| Exports as a percent of GDP, 2000 | 28 % | 33 % | X | |
| Balance of Trade, 2000 (million current $US) | -538 | 1213 | X | |
| Official Development Assistance (ODA ) and Financial Flows | ||||
| ODA in million US dollars, 1998-2000 {b} | 46 | 8040 | 59073 | |
| ODA per capita in US dollars, 1998-2000 {b} | 23 | 17 | 10 | |
| Current Account Balance (million $US), 2000 | -151 | X | X | |
| Total external debt, million $US, 1998-2000 {b} | 732 | 224885 | X | |
| Debt service as a % of export earnings, 1995-97 {b} | 6.2 % | X | X | |
| Foreign Direct Investment, net inflows | ||||
| (million current $US), 2000 | 118 | 6664 | X | |
| International Tourism Receipts, | ||||
| 1995-1997 (million $US) | 19 | X | X | |
| National Savings (as a percent of Gross National Income) | ||||
| Gross National Savings, 2000 | 18 % | 13 % | 23 % | |
| Net National Savings, 2000 | 12 % | 5 % | X | |
| Adjusted Net Savings, 2000 | 17 % | -1 % | X | |
| Income Distribution (years vary) | ||||
| Gini coefficient (0=perfect equality; | ||||
| 100=perfect inequality) | 56 | X | X | |
| Percent of total income earned by the richest | ||||
| 20% of the population: | 60.1 % | X | X | |
| Percent of total income earned by the poorest | ||||
| 20% of the population: | 2.8 % | X | X | |
| National Poverty Rate | 49.2 % | X | X | |
| Poverty Rate, Urban Population | 27.8 % | X | X | |
| Percent of population living on less than $1 a day | 43.1 % | X | X | |
| Percent of population living on less than $2 a day | 65.7 % | X | X | |
| Other Resources: | ||||
| Country Profiles of the Food and Agriculture Organization | ||||
| a. Data are in international dollars, adjusted for purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP rates provide a standard measure allowing comparison of real | ||||
| price levels between countries. b. Data are averaged for the range of years listed. | ||||
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