Lesotho - GDP Growth 2008
5.52%
+1.32pp from 2007
Lesotho's gdp growth was 5.52% in 2008, increased +1.32pp from 4.19% in 2007. This was the 70th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2008▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nauru | 20.00% | 190.2% |
| 2nd | Equatorial Guinea | 17.80% | 16.5% |
| 3rd | Qatar | 17.66% | -2.9% |
| 4th | Turkmenistan | 14.70% | 32.9% |
| 5th | Timor-Leste | 11.39% | 11.0% |
| 6th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 11.32% | 1,783.0% |
| 7th | Rwanda | 11.16% | 46.4% |
| 8th | Angola | 10.79% | -17.0% |
| 9th | Azerbaijan | 10.59% | -57.6% |
| 10th | Myanmar | 10.26% | -18.0% |
| 11th | Belarus | 10.20% | 18.3% |
| 12th | Panama | 10.20% | -16.2% |
| 13th | China | 9.67% | -31.7% |
| 14th | Romania | 9.31% | 28.7% |
| 15th | Ghana | 9.15% | 124.6% |
| 16th | Peru | 9.13% | 7.1% |
| 17th | Lebanon | 9.07% | -2.6% |
| 18th | Uzbekistan | 9.03% | -5.0% |
| 19th | Maldives | 8.98% | 26.0% |
| 20th | Oman | 8.95% | 79.7% |
| 21st | Mongolia | 8.90% | 1.6% |
| 22nd | Uganda | 8.71% | 8.0% |
| 23rd | Kyrgyz Republic | 8.40% | -1.7% |
| 24th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 8.27% | - |
| 25th | Iraq | 8.23% | 335.6% |
| 26th | Tajikistan | 7.90% | 1.3% |
| 27th | Lao PDR | 7.82% | -0.3% |
| 28th | Moldova | 7.80% | 160.0% |
| 29th | Zambia | 7.77% | -6.9% |
| 30th | Niger | 7.73% | 145.9% |
| 31st | Malawi | 7.64% | -20.4% |
| 32nd | Cambodia | 7.48% | -28.1% |
| 33rd | West Bank and Gaza | 7.43% | 96.1% |
| 34th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 7.40% | -13.2% |
| 35th | Jordan | 7.22% | -13.8% |
| 36th | Uruguay | 7.18% | 9.7% |
| 37th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 7.16% | 1.0% |
| 38th | Liberia | 7.15% | -45.5% |
| 39th | Dominica | 7.12% | 12.1% |
| 40th | Cabo Verde | 7.04% | -53.7% |
| 41st | Albania | 6.91% | 15.4% |
| 42nd | Armenia | 6.90% | -49.8% |
| 43rd | Montenegro | 6.90% | -2.8% |
| 44th | Mozambique | 6.88% | -10.1% |
| 45th | Nigeria | 6.76% | -7.6% |
| 46th | Madagascar | 6.71% | 17.5% |
| 47th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 6.69% | 0.0% |
| 48th | Tuvalu | 6.67% | -3.5% |
| 49th | Ecuador | 6.56% | 245.2% |
| 50th | Paraguay | 6.50% | 19.8% |
| 51st | Congo, Republic of | 6.31% | 195.3% |
| 52nd | Gambia, The | 6.26% | 105.6% |
| 53rd | Bahrain | 6.25% | -24.7% |
| 54th | Saudi Arabia | 6.24% | 181.8% |
| 55th | São Tomé and Principe | 6.23% | 91.4% |
| 56th | Solomon Islands | 6.23% | 40.2% |
| 57th | Greenland | 6.17% | 162.1% |
| 58th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6.15% | 34.7% |
| 59th | Bulgaria | 6.13% | -7.9% |
| 60th | Nepal | 6.10% | 78.9% |
| 61st | Bangladesh | 6.01% | -14.8% |
| 62nd | Indonesia | 6.01% | -5.2% |
| 63rd | Sri Lanka | 5.95% | -12.5% |
| 64th | Djibouti | 5.81% | 15.7% |
| 65th | Burkina Faso | 5.80% | 41.1% |
| 66th | Tanzania | 5.69% | -32.8% |
| 67th | Morocco | 5.68% | 110.1% |
| 68th | Viet Nam | 5.66% | -20.6% |
| 69th | Vanuatu | 5.60% | 94.7% |
| 70th | Lesotho | 5.52% | 31.5% |
| 71st | North Macedonia | 5.47% | -15.5% |
| 72nd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.44% | -7.1% |
| 73rd | Mauritius | 5.39% | -5.9% |
| 74th | Slovak Republic | 5.36% | -50.4% |
| 75th | Russian Federation | 5.20% | -39.2% |
| 76th | Serbia | 5.16% | -34.1% |
| 77th | Brazil | 5.09% | -16.1% |
| 78th | St. Lucia | 4.95% | 154.6% |
| 79th | Burundi | 4.91% | 42.2% |
| 80th | Isle of Man | 4.90% | -34.7% |
| 81st | Benin | 4.90% | -18.2% |
| 82nd | Tonga | 4.86% | 294.5% |
| 83rd | Malaysia | 4.83% | -23.3% |
| 84th | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.78% | 171.0% |
| 85th | Costa Rica | 4.74% | -42.3% |
| 86th | Bhutan | 4.53% | -58.9% |
| 87th | Guinea-Bissau | 4.52% | 76.7% |
| 88th | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.48% | -21.1% |
| 89th | Malta | 4.41% | -12.4% |
| 90th | Poland | 4.38% | -35.2% |
| 91st | Philippines | 4.34% | -33.4% |
| 92nd | Tunisia | 4.24% | -36.8% |
| 93rd | Honduras | 4.23% | -31.6% |
| 94th | Suriname | 4.14% | -18.7% |
| 95th | Guinea | 4.13% | -36.5% |
| 96th | Cuba | 4.12% | -43.3% |
| 97th | Argentina | 4.06% | -55.0% |
| 98th | Togo | 4.04% | 223.1% |
| 99th | Comoros | 3.96% | 393.1% |
| 100th | Afghanistan | 3.92% | -70.6% |
| 101st | Sudan | 3.85% | -32.9% |
| 102nd | Chile | 3.79% | -26.7% |
| 103rd | Senegal | 3.70% | 31.0% |
| 104th | Sierra Leone | 3.69% | -1.2% |
| 105th | Yemen, Republic of | 3.65% | 9.3% |
| 106th | Cyprus | 3.65% | -28.5% |
| 107th | Mali | 3.64% | 4.1% |
| 108th | Australia | 3.62% | -16.5% |
| 109th | Samoa | 3.56% | 631.7% |
| 110th | Nicaragua | 3.44% | -32.3% |
| 111th | Macao SAR, China | 3.39% | -76.6% |
| 112th | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.39% | -20.3% |
| 113th | Slovenia | 3.37% | -52.8% |
| 114th | Kazakhstan | 3.30% | -62.9% |
| 115th | Guatemala | 3.29% | -48.0% |
| 116th | Colombia | 3.28% | -51.3% |
| 117th | Dominican Republic | 3.27% | -55.9% |
| 118th | Botswana | 3.25% | -43.9% |
| 119th | Israel | 3.22% | -49.0% |
| 120th | United Arab Emirates | 3.19% | 0.2% |
| 121st | South Africa | 3.19% | -40.5% |
| 122nd | India | 3.09% | -59.7% |
| 123rd | Chad | 3.08% | -29.3% |
| 124th | Korea | 3.00% | -48.6% |
| 125th | Cameroon | 2.85% | -30.5% |
| 126th | Switzerland | 2.81% | -28.4% |
| 127th | Haiti | 2.66% | -43.5% |
| 128th | Namibia | 2.65% | -27.3% |
| 129th | Czechia | 2.61% | -52.4% |
| 130th | Lithuania | 2.60% | -76.6% |
| 131st | Algeria | 2.50% | -19.4% |
| 132nd | Kuwait | 2.48% | -58.6% |
| 133rd | Georgia | 2.42% | -80.7% |
| 134th | Ukraine | 2.24% | -72.6% |
| 135th | Curaçao | 2.19% | -11.4% |
| 136th | El Salvador | 2.15% | 15.8% |
| 137th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 2.13% | -67.1% |
| 138th | Pakistan | 2.12% | -58.5% |
| 139th | Netherlands | 2.12% | -45.5% |
| 140th | Central African Republic | 2.05% | -49.0% |
| 141st | Guam | 2.03% | 183.7% |
| 142nd | Croatia | 1.97% | -60.9% |
| 143rd | Singapore | 1.86% | -79.3% |
| 144th | Aruba | 1.84% | -40.6% |
| 145th | Liechtenstein | 1.80% | -77.1% |
| 146th | Guyana | 1.76% | -75.0% |
| 147th | Thailand | 1.73% | -68.2% |
| 148th | Iceland | 1.70% | -80.6% |
| 149th | Austria | 1.45% | -61.5% |
| 150th | Eswatini | 1.44% | -67.5% |
| 151st | Virgin Islands (US) | 1.22% | -69.6% |
| 152nd | Fiji | 1.03% | 214.8% |
| 153rd | Canada | 1.00% | -51.4% |
| 154th | Hungary | 0.99% | 199.2% |
| 155th | Grenada | 0.95% | -84.5% |
| 156th | Mexico | 0.94% | -54.6% |
| 157th | Türkiye | 0.92% | -82.0% |
| 158th | Germany | 0.89% | -69.3% |
| 159th | Finland | 0.78% | -85.2% |
| 160th | Spain | 0.77% | -78.3% |
| 161st | Monaco | 0.75% | -94.8% |
| 162nd | Barbados | 0.63% | -71.9% |
| 163rd | European Union | 0.62% | -80.3% |
| 164th | Norway | 0.48% | -83.5% |
| 165th | Belgium | 0.45% | -87.8% |
| 166th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.40% | -87.0% |
| 167th | France | 0.38% | -84.7% |
| 168th | Portugal | 0.32% | -87.3% |
| 169th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.25% | -96.9% |
| 170th | Kenya | 0.23% | -96.6% |
| 171st | United States | 0.11% | -94.3% |
| 172nd | Greece | 0.06% | -98.4% |
| 173rd | French Polynesia | 0.01% | -99.6% |
| 174th | Antigua and Barbuda | -0.01% | -100.2% |
| 175th | United Kingdom | -0.05% | -101.9% |
| 176th | Libya | -0.16% | -102.6% |
| 177th | Papua New Guinea | -0.30% | -103.8% |
| 178th | Luxembourg | -0.30% | -103.7% |
| 179th | Mauritania | -0.33% | 83.2% |
| 180th | Cayman Islands | -0.36% | -111.3% |
| 181st | Denmark | -0.42% | -142.3% |
| 182nd | San Marino | -0.50% | -107.1% |
| 183rd | Jamaica | -0.81% | -156.2% |
| 184th | Sweden | -0.92% | -128.6% |
| 185th | New Zealand | -1.02% | -129.1% |
| 186th | Italy | -1.02% | -170.0% |
| 187th | Japan | -1.22% | -182.5% |
| 188th | Belize | -1.63% | -148.7% |
| 189th | Puerto Rico (US) | -1.84% | -58.7% |
| 190th | Bermuda | -1.87% | -155.8% |
| 191st | Bahamas, The | -2.32% | -260.6% |
| 192nd | Micronesia, Federated States of | -2.58% | -49.5% |
| 193rd | American Samoa | -2.66% | -243.5% |
| 194th | Seychelles | -2.73% | -126.2% |
| 195th | Kiribati | -2.98% | -197.7% |
| 196th | Gabon | -3.31% | -151.0% |
| 197th | Latvia | -3.39% | -132.5% |
| 198th | Brunei Darussalam | -3.90% | -3.6% |
| 199th | Ireland | -4.48% | -184.4% |
| 200th | Estonia | -5.13% | -167.7% |
| 201st | Palau | -5.19% | -857.3% |
| 202nd | Andorra | -5.56% | -458.0% |
| 203rd | Marshall Islands | -7.57% | -305.6% |
| 204th | Eritrea | -9.78% | -785.6% |
| 205th | Northern Mariana Islands | -11.07% | -65.6% |
| 206th | Zimbabwe | -17.67% | -419.5% |
FAQ
What was Lesotho's gdp growth in 2008?▾
Lesotho's gdp growth in 2008 was 5.52%. This ranked 70th globally.
How did Lesotho's gdp growth change in 2008?▾
Lesotho's gdp growth increased by 31.5% in 2008 compared to 2007.
Which country had the highest gdp growth in 2008?▾
Nauru had the highest gdp growth in 2008 at 20.00%.
What is the gdp growth of Lesotho in 2008?▾
The gdp growth of Lesotho in 2008 was 5.52%. This ranked 70th globally.
How does 2008 compare to 2007 for Lesotho's gdp growth?▾
Lesotho's gdp growth went from 4.19% in 2007 to 5.52% in 2008, a 31.5% increase.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Lesotho matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2008. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: -2.4%. View full analysis →
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