Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Lesotho or Mali?

Mali, at 4.9% against 4.8% in Lesotho as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mali?

40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Mali: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service

Lesotho

4.8%

in 2024

Mali

4.9%

in 2024

Lesotho rank

78th

Mali rank

76th

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time

Lesotho
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 4.9% against 4.8% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mali ahead.

Lesotho ranks 78th and Mali ranks 76th of 120 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.2%	11.9%	9.8%	Mali
1990s	3.2%	12.3%	9.2%	Mali
2000s	4.9%	5.2%	0.3%	Mali
2010s	2.8%	3.2%	0.4%	Mali
2020s	4.2%	4.7%	0.5%	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Lesotho or Mali?: Mali, at 4.9% against 4.8% in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Lesotho and Mali?: 0.1%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mali?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Mali rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?: Lesotho ranks 78th and Mali ranks 76th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Unit: % of exports of goods, services and primary income
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 152 places, 5,881 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. 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. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.