Lesotho - GDP Growth 1980
-2.74%
−5.64pp from 1979
Lesotho's gdp growth was -2.74% in 1980, decreased +5.64pp from 2.89% in 1979. This was the 143rd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1980▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Iraq | 24.75% | 18.6% |
| 2nd | United Arab Emirates | 23.87% | 14.1% |
| 3rd | Maldives | 18.57% | 74.2% |
| 4th | Congo, Republic of | 17.64% | 79.7% |
| 5th | Tonga | 15.80% | - |
| 6th | Togo | 14.58% | 382.1% |
| 7th | Syrian Arab Republic | 14.51% | 1,533.8% |
| 8th | Zimbabwe | 14.42% | 337.4% |
| 9th | Dominica | 13.38% | 172.9% |
| 10th | Panama | 13.08% | 189.8% |
| 11th | Honduras | 13.05% | 13.1% |
| 12th | Eswatini | 12.45% | 300.7% |
| 13th | Belize | 12.11% | 61.1% |
| 14th | Botswana | 11.99% | -1.3% |
| 15th | Paraguay | 11.71% | -1.3% |
| 16th | Jordan | 11.18% | -46.2% |
| 17th | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.39% | 188.7% |
| 18th | Pakistan | 10.22% | 171.8% |
| 19th | Singapore | 10.11% | 5.8% |
| 20th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 10.11% | -12.5% |
| 21st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 10.01% | 120.1% |
| 22nd | Lao PDR | 10.00% | - |
| 23rd | Indonesia | 9.88% | 34.9% |
| 24th | Brazil | 9.20% | 36.1% |
| 25th | Rwanda | 8.95% | -24.6% |
| 26th | Mexico | 8.76% | -9.7% |
| 27th | Greenland | 8.68% | 78.5% |
| 28th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 8.44% | 11.1% |
| 29th | Chile | 8.17% | -3.1% |
| 30th | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.16% | 1.0% |
| 31st | Dominican Republic | 7.97% | 75.9% |
| 32nd | Bermuda | 7.94% | 269.8% |
| 33rd | Myanmar | 7.94% | 52.6% |
| 34th | China | 7.83% | 3.2% |
| 35th | Malaysia | 7.44% | -20.4% |
| 36th | Tunisia | 7.42% | 13.0% |
| 37th | Comoros | 7.38% | - |
| 38th | Haiti | 7.37% | -2.5% |
| 39th | Malta | 7.05% | -32.8% |
| 40th | Benin | 6.78% | 3.8% |
| 41st | India | 6.74% | 228.6% |
| 42nd | South Africa | 6.62% | 74.7% |
| 43rd | Bahamas, The | 6.50% | -75.2% |
| 44th | Mongolia | 6.44% | - |
| 45th | Gambia, The | 6.27% | 572.1% |
| 46th | Oman | 6.04% | 39.3% |
| 47th | Peru | 5.94% | 45.3% |
| 48th | Sri Lanka | 5.85% | -8.7% |
| 49th | Uruguay | 5.84% | -5.7% |
| 50th | Saudi Arabia | 5.80% | -47.1% |
| 51st | Cyprus | 5.75% | -41.9% |
| 52nd | Iceland | 5.75% | 18.3% |
| 53rd | Bulgaria | 5.70% | - |
| 54th | Kenya | 5.59% | -26.6% |
| 55th | Finland | 5.39% | -24.3% |
| 56th | Cabo Verde | 5.26% | - |
| 57th | Philippines | 5.20% | -7.1% |
| 58th | Thailand | 5.17% | -3.7% |
| 59th | Bhutan | 5.01% | 4.5% |
| 60th | Sierra Leone | 4.84% | 7.4% |
| 61st | Equatorial Guinea | 4.84% | - |
| 62nd | Liechtenstein | 4.76% | 0.0% |
| 63rd | Nicaragua | 4.61% | 117.4% |
| 64th | Switzerland | 4.60% | 84.7% |
| 65th | Portugal | 4.59% | -18.6% |
| 66th | Georgia | 4.58% | -37.9% |
| 67th | Norway | 4.56% | 4.4% |
| 68th | Belgium | 4.44% | 89.8% |
| 69th | Barbados | 4.37% | -44.6% |
| 70th | Puerto Rico (US) | 4.24% | -46.3% |
| 71st | Mozambique | 4.23% | - |
| 72nd | Nigeria | 4.20% | -37.8% |
| 73rd | Colombia | 4.09% | -24.0% |
| 74th | Senegal | 3.99% | -43.0% |
| 75th | Guatemala | 3.76% | -20.2% |
| 76th | Ecuador | 3.71% | -0.7% |
| 77th | Morocco | 3.64% | -24.0% |
| 78th | Italy | 3.43% | -42.4% |
| 79th | Mauritania | 3.37% | -29.6% |
| 80th | Romania | 3.30% | - |
| 81st | Ireland | 3.08% | 0.2% |
| 82nd | Zambia | 3.04% | 200.4% |
| 83rd | Australia | 3.03% | -25.1% |
| 84th | Japan | 2.82% | -48.6% |
| 85th | Tanzania | 2.74% | 9.5% |
| 86th | Albania | 2.68% | - |
| 87th | Guinea | 2.60% | 315.4% |
| 88th | Bahrain | 2.58% | -25.6% |
| 89th | Gabon | 2.55% | 438.1% |
| 90th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.44% | -27.8% |
| 91st | Angola | 2.41% | - |
| 92nd | Spain | 2.21% | 5,216.3% |
| 93rd | Andorra | 2.21% | 5,214.9% |
| 94th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 2.19% | 410.3% |
| 95th | Canada | 2.18% | -41.6% |
| 96th | European Union | 2.07% | -46.9% |
| 97th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 1.79% | 136.0% |
| 98th | Guyana | 1.73% | 194.5% |
| 99th | Austria | 1.73% | -67.7% |
| 100th | Sweden | 1.70% | -55.7% |
| 101st | Monaco | 1.69% | -52.3% |
| 102nd | France | 1.68% | -54.6% |
| 103rd | Israel | 1.67% | -73.1% |
| 104th | Sudan | 1.52% | 130.4% |
| 105th | Argentina | 1.52% | -85.1% |
| 106th | Lebanon | 1.47% | - |
| 107th | Germany | 1.41% | -66.1% |
| 108th | Netherlands | 1.34% | -33.4% |
| 109th | New Zealand | 1.28% | -41.4% |
| 110th | Burundi | 0.99% | -40.5% |
| 111th | Madagascar | 0.95% | -90.3% |
| 112th | Luxembourg | 0.84% | -64.2% |
| 113th | Bangladesh | 0.82% | -82.9% |
| 114th | Burkina Faso | 0.80% | -78.3% |
| 115th | Algeria | 0.79% | -89.4% |
| 116th | Costa Rica | 0.75% | -84.8% |
| 117th | Libya | 0.69% | -92.4% |
| 118th | Greece | 0.68% | -79.4% |
| 119th | French Polynesia | 0.48% | -87.6% |
| 120th | Ghana | 0.47% | 118.8% |
| 121st | Malawi | 0.41% | -90.7% |
| 122nd | Hungary | 0.20% | -92.6% |
| 123rd | United States | -0.26% | -108.1% |
| 124th | Palau | -0.37% | 0.0% |
| 125th | New Caledonia | -0.40% | 97.1% |
| 126th | Grenada | -0.53% | -109.5% |
| 127th | Tuvalu | -0.64% | -61.2% |
| 128th | Denmark | -0.75% | -118.5% |
| 129th | Qatar | -1.02% | -119.4% |
| 130th | Kiribati | -1.08% | 90.7% |
| 131st | São Tomé and Principe | -1.08% | -106.6% |
| 132nd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -1.37% | -1,128.7% |
| 133rd | Korea | -1.52% | -117.4% |
| 134th | Fiji | -1.60% | -113.1% |
| 135th | Cameroon | -1.97% | -132.6% |
| 136th | United Kingdom | -2.18% | -179.3% |
| 137th | St. Lucia | -2.22% | -158.5% |
| 138th | Papua New Guinea | -2.30% | -225.7% |
| 139th | Nepal | -2.32% | -197.9% |
| 140th | Türkiye | -2.45% | -292.1% |
| 141st | Niger | -2.46% | -134.4% |
| 142nd | Solomon Islands | -2.66% | - |
| 143rd | Lesotho | -2.74% | -194.8% |
| 144th | Nauru | -2.82% | 0.0% |
| 145th | Uganda | -3.39% | - |
| 146th | Viet Nam | -3.50% | - |
| 147th | Liberia | -4.10% | -225.5% |
| 148th | Mali | -4.33% | -141.6% |
| 149th | Central African Republic | -4.48% | -81.7% |
| 150th | Cuba | -4.85% | -545.6% |
| 151st | Seychelles | -5.10% | -132.3% |
| 152nd | Cambodia | -5.67% | 55.8% |
| 153rd | Jamaica | -5.71% | -439.1% |
| 154th | Poland | -6.00% | - |
| 155th | Chad | -6.05% | 71.8% |
| 156th | Samoa | -6.19% | -156.8% |
| 157th | Marshall Islands | -7.20% | -437.0% |
| 158th | Micronesia, Federated States of | -7.20% | -439.6% |
| 159th | Suriname | -8.80% | -1,366.7% |
| 160th | Brunei Darussalam | -9.71% | -139.9% |
| 161st | Mauritius | -10.06% | -386.1% |
| 162nd | Côte d'Ivoire | -10.96% | -557.6% |
| 163rd | Vanuatu | -11.40% | - |
| 164th | El Salvador | -15.84% | -278.8% |
| 165th | Guinea-Bissau | -15.95% | -900.0% |
| 166th | Kuwait | -19.41% | -239.7% |
| 167th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -21.60% | -79.7% |
FAQ
What was Lesotho's gdp growth in 1980?▾
Lesotho's gdp growth in 1980 was -2.74%. This ranked 143rd globally.
How did Lesotho's gdp growth change in 1980?▾
Lesotho's gdp growth decreased by 194.8% in 1980 compared to 1979.
Which country had the highest gdp growth in 1980?▾
Iraq had the highest gdp growth in 1980 at 24.75%.
What is the gdp growth of Lesotho in 1980?▾
The gdp growth of Lesotho in 1980 was -2.74%. This ranked 143rd globally.
How does 1980 compare to 1979 for Lesotho's gdp growth?▾
Lesotho's gdp growth went from 2.89% in 1979 to -2.74% in 1980, a 194.8% decrease.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Lesotho matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 1980. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: 12.1%. View full analysis →
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