Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score in Lesotho
Lesotho: Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score was 58.26 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score in Lesotho, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: time (days) - score in Lesotho stood at 58.26. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: time (days) - score in Lesotho peaked at 58.26 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 46.96, in 2009.
Lesotho ranks 157th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 46.96 | — |
| 2010 | 46.96 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 46.96 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 53.48 | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 58.26 | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 58.26 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 58.26 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 58.26 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 58.26 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 58.26 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 58.26 | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 58.26 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 70, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 58.26 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.65, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.96 | 46.96 | 46.96 | 1 |
| 2010s | 55.52 | 46.96 | 58.26 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More private sector data for Lesotho
- Merchandise trade 102.9% (2025)
- Food imports 23.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 773.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 327.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: time (days) - score in Lesotho?
- Getting electricity: time (days) - score in Lesotho was 58.26 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: time (days) - score recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 58.26 in 2013.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: time (days) - score recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.96 in 2009.
- How does Lesotho rank for getting electricity: time (days) - score?
- Lesotho ranks 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: time (days) - score rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for time benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.