Lesotho vs Nicaragua: Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$)

Lesotho
107.44 million NFL, current US$
in 2025
Nicaragua
67.08 million NFL, current US$
in 2025
Lesotho rank
44th
Nicaragua rank
46th

Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$) over time

  • Lesotho
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 107.44 million NFL, current US$ against 67.08 million NFL, current US$ in Nicaragua, a difference of 40.36 million NFL, current US$.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.6 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 44th and Nicaragua ranks 46th of 116 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1980s 3.07 million NFL, current US$ 3.05 million NFL, current US$ 13,300 NFL, current US$ Lesotho
1990s 9.75 million NFL, current US$ -1.90 million NFL, current US$ 11.65 million NFL, current US$ Lesotho
2000s -8.88 million NFL, current US$ 129.59 million NFL, current US$ 138.47 million NFL, current US$ Nicaragua
2010s 63.41 million NFL, current US$ 453.54 million NFL, current US$ 390.13 million NFL, current US$ Nicaragua
2020s 11.17 million NFL, current US$ -77.56 million NFL, current US$ 88.74 million NFL, current US$ Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png), Lesotho or Nicaragua?
Lesotho, at 107.44 million NFL, current US$ against 67.08 million NFL, current US$ in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png) between Lesotho and Nicaragua?
40.36 million NFL, current US$, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nicaragua?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Nicaragua rank globally for commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png)?
Lesotho ranks 44th and Nicaragua ranks 46th of 116 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
129 places, 4,819 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial bank and other lending includes net commercial bank lending (public and publicly guaranteed and private non- guaranteed) and other private credits. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Proposed: Commercial bank and other lending includes net commercial bank and other private creditors lending excluding bonds (public and publicly guaranteed + private nonguaranteed).