Protecting investors, investor protection index in Lesotho
Lesotho: Protecting investors, investor protection index was 5 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Protecting investors, investor protection index in Lesotho, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
The most recent figure for protecting investors, investor protection index in Lesotho is 5, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 35.1% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
That places Lesotho 19th out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Protecting investors, investor protection index in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.7 | — |
| 2006 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +35.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.13 | 3.7 | 5 | 3 |
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 protecting investors, investor protection index in Lesotho?
- Protecting investors, investor protection index in Lesotho was 5 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest protecting investors, investor protection index recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2012.
- What is the lowest protecting investors, investor protection index recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 in 2005.
- How does Lesotho rank for protecting investors, investor protection index?
- Lesotho ranks 19th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is protecting investors, investor protection index rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as part of Protecting investors, investor protection index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Protecting investors disclosure index measures the degree to which investors are protected through disclosure of ownership and financial information. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.