Real Effective Exchange Rate in Lesotho

Lesotho: Real Effective Exchange Rate was 80.55 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
80.55
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
95th
of 107 countries
All-time high
142.94
in 2000
All-time low
56.62
in 2002
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Real Effective Exchange Rate in Lesotho, 2000–2018

0501001502000200920182000: 142.92001: 123.42002: 56.62003: 81.32004: 94.22005: 95.42006: 93.92007: 92.62008: 85.82009: 90.52010: 1002011: 99.72012: 95.42013: 85.62014: 80.22015: 76.32016: 71.52017: 78.92018: 80.5

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 95.67 56.62 142.94 10
2010s 85.34 71.45 100 9

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 92 Canada 82.31 compare
  2. 93 Malaysia 82 compare
  3. 94 Russia 80.63 compare
  4. 96 Ukraine 79.53 compare
  5. 97 Tunisia 78.7 compare
  6. 98 Malawi 76.76 compare

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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

Indicator
Real Effective Exchange Rate
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
117 places, 2,839 data points, 1994–2024
Last refreshed

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.