Newsprint — Import value, per unit of GDP in Lesotho
Lesotho: Newsprint — Import value, per unit of GDP was 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import value, per unit of GDP in Lesotho, 2010–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP for newsprint — import value, per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 38.1% on the previous year and up 446.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import value, per unit of gdp in Lesotho peaked at 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
That places Lesotho 63rd out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Newsprint — Import value, per unit of GDP in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2011 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -89.4% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +378.9% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +202.5% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | -50.1% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +60.8% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +41.3% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | +38.1% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Import value, per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +378.9% | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.966 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import value, per unit of gdp in Lesotho?
- Newsprint — import value, per unit of gdp in Lesotho was 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import value, per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import value, per unit of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Lesotho rank for newsprint — import value, per unit of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 63rd out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import value, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 446.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Newsprint — Import value, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Newsprint — Import value divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Newsprint — Import value ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Newsprint — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Newsprint — Import value divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.