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Lesotho Inflation Data: Rate, CPI, Food, Harmonised

Lesotho Inflation Indicators

Indicator Data Period
Consumer Price Index (CPI) 107 Index Points Aug/23
Food Inflation 5.9 % Aug/23
Inflation Rate YoY 5.2 % Aug/23
CPI Housing Utilities 106 Index Points Aug/23
CPI Transportation 101 Index Points Aug/23


Latest data on Consumer Price Index (CPI) (Index Points)

Consumer Price Index (CPI)
                     Lesotho - Historical Data (Index Points)

What is CPI Index in Lesotho?

  • Consumer Price Index in Lesotho increased to 107 Index Points in August 2023. The maximum level was 126 Index Points and minimum was 50.89 Index Points.
  • Data published Monthly by Bureau of Statistics.

Historical Data (Index Points) by years

Data
Period
Date
107 Aug/23 06.10.2023
106 Jul/23 23.08.2023
106 Jun/23 28.07.2023
106 May/23 24.06.2023
105 Apr/23 25.05.2023
107 Feb/23 22.03.2023
107 Jan/23 15.03.2023
141 Dec/22 27.01.2023


Historical Chart by prime ministers (Index Points)

Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Lesotho by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Food Inflation (%)

Food Inflation
                     Lesotho - Historical Data (%)

What is Food Inflation in Lesotho?

  • Food Inflation in Lesotho increased by 5.9 % in August 2023 over the same month in the previous year. The maximum level was 18.72 % and minimum was 0.67 %.
  • Data published Monthly by Central Bank.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
5.9 Aug/23 06.10.2023
6 Jul/23 23.08.2023
8.3 Jun/23 28.07.2023
9.6 May/23 04.07.2023
7.8 Apr/23 25.05.2023
11.4 Feb/23 22.03.2023
10.5 Jan/23 15.03.2023
10.3 Dec/22 27.01.2023


Historical Chart by YoY prime ministers (%)

Food Inflation in Lesotho by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Inflation Rate YoY (%)

Inflation Rate YoY
                     Lesotho - Historical Data (%)

What is Inflation Rate in Lesotho?

  • Inflation Rate in Lesotho increased by 5.2 % in August 2023 over the same month in the previous year. The maximum level was 35.14 % and minimum was 2 %.
  • Data published Monthly by Bureau of Statistics.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
5.2 Aug/23 06.10.2023
4.5 Jul/23 23.08.2023
5.6 Jun/23 28.07.2023
6.9 May/23 24.06.2023
6.7 Apr/23 25.05.2023
7.4 Feb/23 22.03.2023
6.8 Jan/23 15.03.2023
8 Dec/22 27.01.2023


Historical Chart by YoY prime ministers (%)

Inflation Rate YoY in Lesotho by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on CPI Housing Utilities (Index Points)

CPI Housing Utilities
                     Lesotho - Historical Data (Index Points)

What is Lesotho CPI Index for Housing Utilities?

  • CPI Housing Utilities in Lesotho remained unchanged at 106 Index Points in August 2023. The maximum level was 129 Index Points and minimum was 70.7 Index Points.
  • Data published Monthly by Bureau of Statistics.

Historical Data (Index Points) by years

Data
Period
Date
106 Aug/23 06.10.2023
106 Jul/23 23.08.2023
106 Jun/23 28.07.2023
107 May/23 24.06.2023
107 Apr/23 25.05.2023
105 Feb/23 22.03.2023
105 Jan/23 15.03.2023
155 Dec/22 27.01.2023


Historical Chart by prime ministers (Index Points)

CPI Housing Utilities in Lesotho by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on CPI Transportation (Index Points)

CPI Transportation
                     Lesotho - Historical Data (Index Points)

What is Lesotho CPI Index for Transportation?

  • CPI Transportation in Lesotho increased to 101 Index Points in August 2023. The maximum level was 118 Index Points and minimum was 72.59 Index Points.
  • Data published Monthly by Central Bank.

Historical Data (Index Points) by years

Data
Period
Date
101 Aug/23 06.10.2023
99.24 Jul/23 23.08.2023
99.69 Jun/23 28.07.2023
100 May/23 24.06.2023
100 Apr/23 25.05.2023
109 Feb/23 22.03.2023
108 Jan/23 15.03.2023
150 Dec/22 27.01.2023


Historical Chart by prime ministers (Index Points)

CPI Transportation in Lesotho by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End

Other inflation indicators in Lesotho

Index Updated Actual Previous

Inflation Rate YoY in other countries

Country Updated Actual Previous
Egypt Sep/23 38 % 37.4
Kenya Sep/23 6.8 % 6.7
Madagascar Jul/23 9.5 % 11.75
Zimbabwe -7.5 26.5 % 21.6
Tanzania Sep/23 3.3 % 3.3
Togo Aug/23 3.8 % 6.4
Tunisia Sep/23 9 % 9.2
Nigeria Aug/23 25.8 % 24.08
Sudan Feb/23 63.3 % 83.6
Morocco Aug/23 5 % 4.9
Senegal Aug/23 5.3 % 5.7
Seychelles Sep/23 -2.47 % -2.44
South Africa Aug/23 4.8 % 4.7
Uganda Sep/23 2.7 % 3.5
Rwanda Sep/23 18.4 % 17.4
Liberia Jul/23 11.1 % 12.36
Zambia Sep/23 12 % 10.8
Mozambique Sep/23 4.63 % 4.93
Namibia Sep/23 5.4 % 4.7
Ghana Sep/23 38.1 % 40.1
Swaziland Aug/23 4 % 4.5
Libya Jul/23 2.1 % 2.4
South Sudan Aug/23 -3.1 % -1.6
Somalia 2023 5.82 % 5.98
Algeria Sep/19 3.1 %
Angola Aug/23 13.54 % 12.12
Benin Aug/23 2.1 % 3.9
Botswana Aug/23 1.2 % 1.2
Burkina Faso Sep/23 -2.6 % -2
Burundi Aug/23 28.74 % 24.76
Central African Republic 2023 2.42 % 2.86
Chad Aug/23 1.9 % -1.7
Comoros 2023 20.2 % 19.9
Republic of the Congo May/18 1.1 % 1.2
Djibouti Jul/23 1.2 % -5.3
Equatorial Guinea 2022 5 % -1.3
Eritrea 2022 7.5 % 4.5
Ethiopia Aug/23 28.2 % 28.8
Gabon Aug/23 2.9 % 3.2
Gambia Aug/23 18.41 % 18.36
Guatemala Sep/23 4.69 % 4.47
Guinea Aug/23 8 % 6
Guinea Bissau Jul/23 7.8 % 8.9
Lesotho Aug/23 5.2 % 4.5
Malawi Aug/23 28.6 % 28.4
Mali Aug/23 -0.7 % 0.6
Mauritania Sep/23 3 % 3.7
Niger Aug/23 4.77 % 3.05
Sao Tome and Principe Jun/23 25.4 % 23.2
Sierra Leone Aug/23 50.94 % 44.98