Lesotho: Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Lesotho's statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) rose 1.3 on 2023 (from 69.73 to 71.03).

Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was +1.21 and a typical year strayed about 4.93 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 14.18 in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 10.04 in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 2.92 a year. A straight line explains 80% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Lesotho had the 113th highest value of the 215 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 2024 ranking

• Uganda — 110th of 215: 72.16
• Liberia — 111th of 215: 71.63
• West Bank and Gaza — 112th of 215: 71.47
• Uruguay — 114th of 215: 70.9
• Vanuatu — 115th of 215: 70.49
• United Arab Emirates — 116th of 215: 70.41

What this measures

The data products overall score is a composite score measuring whether the country is able to produce relevant indicators, primarily related to SDGs. The data products (internal process) pillar is segmented by four topics and organized into (i) social, (ii) economic, (iii) environmental, and (iv) institutional dimensions using the typology of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This approach anchors the national statistical system's performance around the essential data required to support the achievement of the 2030 global goals, and enables comparisons across countries so that a global view can be generated while enabling country specific emphasis to reflect the user needs of that country.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 20 values

Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) in nearby economies

• Angola — 69.12 (2024)
• Benin — 74.46 (2024)
• Botswana — 75.14 (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 79.21 (2024)
• Burundi — 70.03 (2024)
• Cabo Verde — 64.67 (2024)
• Cameroon — 75.41 (2024)
• Central African Republic — 58.38 (2024)

More public sector data for Lesotho

• Military expenditure (current USD) — 39.91 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 713.78 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 1.63% (2025)
• Grants and other revenue (current LCU) — 7.98 billion (2024)
• Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) — 7.69 billion (2024)
• Taxes on goods and services (% of industry and services value added) — 22.08% (2024)
• Customs and other import duties (current LCU) — 3.04 billion (2024)
• Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) — 19.61% (2024)
• Taxes on international trade (current LCU) — 3.04 billion (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Lesotho's statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100)?

71.03 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2005?

It is up 48.39% from 47.87 in 2005 (2.1% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 76.29 in 2021 and the lowest 47.87 in 2005.

How does Lesotho rank?

113th highest of 215 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) unusual for Lesotho?

In 2024, Lesotho's statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) rose 1.3 on 2023 (from 69.73 to 71.03). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was +1.21 and a typical year strayed about 4.93 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 IQ.SPI.PIL3, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Statistical Performance Indicators, World Bank (WB), uri: https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators 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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