Eswatini vs Lesotho: Multilateral debt service
Multilateral debt service over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 67.1% against 64.9% in Eswatini, a difference of 2.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 31st and Lesotho ranks 29th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.7% | 18.1% | 13.6% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 49.4% | 31.1% | 18.2% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 65.8% | 48.9% | 17.0% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 51.6% | 7.8% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 78.6% | 20.8% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 75.0% | 17.8% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multilateral debt service, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 67.1% against 64.9% in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in multilateral debt service between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 2.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for multilateral debt service?
- Eswatini ranks 31st and Lesotho ranks 29th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Multilateral debt service is the repayment of principal and interest to the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral agencies. public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity.