Real Effective Exchange Rate in Lesotho
Lesotho: Real Effective Exchange Rate was 80.55 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Real Effective Exchange Rate in Lesotho, 2000–2018
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for real effective exchange rate in Lesotho is 80.55, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate in Lesotho peaked at 142.94 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 56.62, in 2002.
That places Lesotho 95th out of 107 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Real Effective Exchange Rate in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 142.94 | — |
| 2001 | 123.42 | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 56.62 | -54.1% |
| 2003 | 81.31 | +43.6% |
| 2004 | 94.17 | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 95.38 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 93.88 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 92.61 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 85.85 | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 90.54 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 100 | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 99.65 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 95.39 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 85.6 | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 80.16 | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 76.33 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 71.45 | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 78.89 | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 80.55 | +2.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 80.55 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.6, 83% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 80.55 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.24, 84% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Real Effective Exchange Rate in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -54.1% | 123.42 | 56.62 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.67 | 56.62 | 142.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.34 | 71.45 | 100 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real effective exchange rate in Lesotho?
- Real effective exchange rate in Lesotho was 80.55 in 2018, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
- What is the highest real effective exchange rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 142.94 in 2000.
- What is the lowest real effective exchange rate recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.62 in 2002.
- How does Lesotho rank for real effective exchange rate?
- Lesotho ranks 95th out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
- Is real effective exchange rate rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Real Effective Exchange Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs.