Lesotho's changes in inventories (current US$) was US$8.83 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 82.15% from US$49.48 million in 2015 (15.83% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$8.83 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$40.08 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$49.48 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$114.91 million | 2014 |
| Lowest | −US$119.53 million | 2017 |
| Average since 2016 | −US$5.98 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$700,000 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Lesotho's changes in inventories (current US$) rose US$975,818 on 2024 (from US$7.86 million to US$8.83 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1969 to 2024), the average change was −US$319,771 and a typical year strayed about US$53.24 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$138.37 million in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was US$164.88 million in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 8% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Lesotho had the 82nd highest value of the 109 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Lesotho in the 2025 ranking
- Brunei Darussalam — 78th of 109: US$31.97 million
- Mauritius — 79th of 109: US$26.09 million
- Samoa — 80th of 109: US$15.97 million
- São Tomé and Principe — 82nd of 109: US$718,949
- South Africa — 83rd of 109: −US$32.53 million
- Iceland — 84th of 109: −US$33.81 million
What this measures
Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 34 values
| Year | Changes in inventories (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,832,367 |
| 2024 | 7,856,549 |
| 2023 | -23,859,067 |
| 2022 | 7,191,022 |
| 2021 | 67,541,806 |
| 2020 | 40,082,350 |
| 2019 | 22,544,648 |
| 2018 | -115,828,100 |
| 2017 | -119,526,462 |
| 2016 | 45,352,899 |
| 2015 |
Changes in inventories (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$15.45 million (2024)
- Benin — US$97.09 million (2025)
- Botswana — US$185.61 million (2025)
- Burkina Faso — US$128.23 million (2025)
- Cameroon — US$385.75 million (2024)
- Central African Republic — −US$167.97 million (2025)
- Chad — US$852.06 million (2025)
- Comoros — US$17.39 million (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$2.61 billion (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — US$49.61 million (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Lesotho
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$805.47 million (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 7.4 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$1.99 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 21.89 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$840.08 (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$2.81 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 29.29 billion (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Lesotho's changes in inventories (current US$)?
- US$8.83 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1967?
- It is up 1,162% from US$700,000 in 1967 (4.47% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$114.91 million in 2014 and the lowest −US$119.53 million in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank?
- 82nd highest of 109 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in changes in inventories (current US$) unusual for Lesotho?
- In 2025, Lesotho's changes in inventories (current US$) rose US$975,818 on 2024 (from US$7.86 million to US$8.83 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1969 to 2024), the average change was −US$319,771 and a typical year strayed about US$53.24 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.STKB.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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