| Lesotho | |
| Rank: 120 · Score: 15.3 |
| Basic facts, 2017 | ||||
| Population (millions) | 2.2 | IPOs and pulic issues (quartile) | Bottom | |
| GDP (US$ billions) | 1.9 | M&A volume (quartile) | Bottom | |
| GDP per capita (US$) | 867.9 | Venture capital investments (quartile) | Bottom | |
| GDP growth (per cent) | 4.6 | Private equity investments (quartile) | Bottom |
Performance Overview
| Indicator | Rank / 125 | Rank Trend | Score | |
| VCPE Country Attractiveness Index | 120 | 5, 5, 6, 6, 5 | 15.3 | |
| 1 | Economic Activity | 125 | 2, 1, 2, 0, 0 | 13.7 |
| 2 | Depth of Capital Market | 121 | 5, 7, 7, 10, 4 | 4.6 |
| 3 | Taxation | 110 | 44, 39, 37, 16, 15 | 68.9 |
| 4 | Investor Protection and Corporate Governance | 87 | 41, 46, 55, 50, 38 | 51.9 |
| 5 | Human and Social Environment | 62 | 66, 84, 91, 75, 63 | 46.7 |
| 6 | Entrepreneurial Opportunities | 119 | 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 | 15.9 |
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Peer Group Comparison
| Regional Peers | Economic Activity | Depth of Capital Market | Taxation | Investor Protection and Corporate Governance |
Human and Social Envorinment |
Entrepreneurial Culture and Deal Opportunites |
| Mali | 64.2 | 5.4 | 81.4 | 46.2 | 32.0 | 24.2 |
| Benin | 57.3 | 4.3 | 58.4 | 42.6 | 33.0 | 24.3 |
| Burkina Faso | 15.2 | 6.3 | 73.2 | 42.4 | 39.5 | 21.7 |
| Lesotho | 13.7 | 4.6 | 68.9 | 51.9 | 46.7 | 15.9 |
| Burundi | 33.7 | 3.8 | 87.9 | 31.7 | 28.9 | 11.9 |
| Mauritania | 42.3 | 4.9 | 91.2 | 32.3 | 13.8 | 8.2 |
| Chad | 53.4 | 3.7 | 41.3 | 31.7 | 16.6 | 7.4 |
Last updated: 3 Feb 2018